Earle-Napier-Kinnard House Museum

Earle-Napier-Kinnard House (1858 - 1869) 814 S. 4th St. Waco, TX 76706 In 1855, John Baylis Earle moved to Waco from Alabama and began construction on a one story house containing two rooms in 1858. At the time, it was one of the earliest brick homes of Waco. Mr. Earle briefly served in the Confederate Army, but left due to his poor eyesight. In 1866, Earle moved his family to East Waco. In 1868, after the Civil War, Dr. John Smith Napier, Sr. sold his plantation in Alabama and moved to Waco. The Napier Family completed the two story Greek-Revival style structure that exists today. Dr. Napier's daughter, Sarah, married Reverend David C. Kinnard, Jr. with the two inheriting the home. The Reverend and Mrs. Kinnard continued to reside in the house with their three children. Two of their daughters, Miss Mary Kinnard and Miss Kate Kinnard, were the last residents of the home. The sisters rented the upstairs to Baylor Students while living in the downstairs.