Oldest Structure Remaining

The Nathan and Mary Perry home at 109 W. Spreading Oaks is the oldest structure remaining from the Quaker Settlement era. No photo of the house has been found, and old timers’ memories were used to provide data for the restoration. Nathan and Mary Perry were called as the first pastors to the community in 1901 and started building their home here on a five-acre tract of land close to the Academy. The house was completed and occupied in 1903. Other Quaker settlers built similar two-story homes on their farm sites, but only the Perry house and a couple of others from that era escaped demolition by developers constructing subdivisions for newcomers beginning in the 1950s. The turn-of-the-century house museum is owned by the Friendswood Historical Society, which salvaged and restored it, and it is open to visitors at posted times and by appointment.

Friendswood, Texas · United States