Earle-Napier-Kinnard House, Waco, Texas
historic place
The Earle-Napier-Kinnard House, located in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, is a historic place. John Baylis Earle built the original two-room house in 1858. He and his wife, Emma C. Nelson, had their children in this home. During 1861, Earle manufactured Confederate uniforms in a mill. In 1868, J.S. Napier and his wife, Mary, moved to Waco from Alabama. They built the main house, expanding it to its present two-story Greek Revival style. Later, the Reverend D.C. Kinnard married Sarah Napier. Their daughter, Mary Kinnard, lived in the house until her death in 1957. This house was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1969. It was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Today, the Earle-Napier-Kinnard House operates as a public museum, preserving a part of Waco's early history.