As a native of Comanche, Texas, I can say for certain that the house was named Oakland Heights, and was built before 1887 by a man named Dexter Walcott. (The street which ran in front of the house is still named Walcott Avenue.) A man named F. M. Browne added the Victorian decorations and additional stories a few years after. It stood on one of the tallest points in the town, befitting its name. The house was a showpiece in its early years, but fell into ruin as the family died out. (By the time of this photo, it may have been already vacant.) It was torn down as a derelict in the 1950s and replaced by a ranch-style home which stands on the site today, using the original house's foundation.

Oakland Heights also served as the model for the cover of Richard Brautigan's novel "The Hawkline Monster," according to cover artist Wendell Minor.

A lot of gingerbread on this house. And the brickwork on the chimney is fantastic!

There is some lettering above the entrance on the far right. Any chance of seeing a closeup?

[OAKLAND HEIGHTS, maybe. Or OAKLAWN. - Dave]

Apparently, the trees are leafing the mansion.

Is there perhaps a motel nearby?

I want to be in that fourth-story cupola, sitting in a swivel chair.

This is the Texas residence known as the old Addams place. Inhabited by a family of very exotic yet loving souls, it’s their southern vacation villa for use in hurricane season. Pan-dimensional, all of the windows face south to take advantage of looming storms.