Francis - Ainsworth House

Doctor Sidney Joseph Francis, born in 1867, settled in Luling in 1889 after earning a medical degree from Tulane University. He purchased this site, including four town lots, in October 1895, and one month later married Annie Davis Gregg, granddaughter of Bishop Alexander Gregg, the first Episcopal Bishop in Texas. A modest frame house was constructed on this corner for Dr. and Mrs. Francis by 1896, and in 1916 contractor J.W. Bishop enlarged it into a two story dwelling. The home features a full-length two-story porch, a porte cochere, and a central projecting bay with an offset entry, and this vernacular house was typical of those in railroad towns. Dr. Francis was a World War I veteran, a prominent local businessman, and a banker. Before Francis's death in 1935, his youngest daughter and her husband, H. Miller Ainsworth, moved into the house. Ainsworth served in World Wars I and II and rose to the rank of general in the National Guard. He was active in the oil, gas, and banking industries in Luling. After his death in 1969, his widow and son lived in the house until her death in 1986. The house remained in the Ainsworth family until 1989, when it was deeded to the City of Luling.

Luling, Texas · United States