The Waggoner Mansion (a.k.a. El Castile) is a historic mansion in

Decatur, Texas Decatur is the county seat of Wise County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,538 in 2020. History Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat. Absalom Bishop, an early sett ...

. The sixteen room mansion was built in 1883 by the Waggoner Family. It was purchased in 1942 by Mr. and Mrs. Phil Luker.

Location

The mansion is located at 1003 East Main in Decatur, a town in Wise County,

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History

The mansion was built in 1883 for

Daniel Waggoner Daniel Waggoner (July 7, 1828 – September 5, 1902) was an early American settler and rancher in Texas. He also owned five banks, three cottonseed oil mills, and a coal company. He established the Waggoner Ranch, which spanned eight counties: Wis ...

, owner of the

Waggoner Ranch The Waggoner Ranch is a historic north Texas ranch located 13 miles south of Vernon, Texas. The land was used primarily to raise crops, beef cattle and horses as well as for oil production. It was notable for being the largest ranch within one fen ...

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'', January 2004 It was designed in the Victorian architectural style. It comprises sixteen rooms and six bathrooms, with two bedrooms on the ground floor and four bedrooms on the first floor. The house was inherited by Daniel Waggoner's son,

William Thomas Waggoner William Thomas Waggoner (August 31, 1852 – December 11, 1934) was an American rancher, oilman, banker, horsebreeder and philanthropist from Texas. He was the owner of the Waggoner Ranch, where he found oil in 1903. He was the founding President o ...

. In 1942, it was purchased by Mrs and Mr Phil Luker. It is listed on the

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas Houses in Wise County, Texas Houses completed in 1883 Victorian architecture in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Texas {{Texas-NRHP-stub

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