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The Dan Rather House "Magnolia House"




This typical shotgun house was built by Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
Mine in the coastal town of Gulf Texas. It was later sold and 
moved to College Street in Wharton. Byrl and Irvin “Rags” Rather 
were living in this house when their son Dan was born on 
October 31, 1931.

Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr.



 The house was moved to its present site, 
next to the Wharton County Museum,  in 1992 and restored. 
A Magnolia tree was planted near the house in honor of 
Byrl Rather, who always referred to it as the "Magnolia House". 
The house was dedicated June 11, 1995.


 






The museum also many exhibits that depict the settling of 
Wharton and its rich history. There also is a wild game 
trophy room and an historic doll collection. The museum 
is located at 3615 N. Richmond Road. You can contact them 
by phone at 979-532-2600. whartoncountyhistoricalmuseum.com. 
A group of interested citizens founded the county museum 
in 1979. The move to the present location on North 
Richmond Road was in 1990.