The mansion was built circa 1825. It was built by Constantine Sneed (1790-1864), the son of James Sneed and the great-great-great-great uncle of
Carly Fiorina
Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina ('' née'' Sneed; born September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman and politician, known primarily for her tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP). As chief executive officer of HP from 1999 to 2005, Fiorina wa ...
, a veteran of the
American Revolutionary War
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who received a land grant of 640 acres and Williamson County in 1798. One of Constantine Sneed's brothers was Reverend
Joseph P. Sneed
Reverend Joseph Perkins Sneed (January 10, 1804 – November 21, 1881) was an American preacher, farmer and educator. A minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, he established the first-ever Methodist church in Waco, Texas. Prior to ...
.
It is a two-story brick house, upon a fancy dressed
limestone
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foundation, with brick on the front facade laid in
Flemish bond
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Bricks may be differentiated from blocks by si ...
National Register of Historic Places
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since 1988. When listed the property included the main, brick two-story house, which was the listing's one
contributing building
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. It also included one
contributing structure
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, one non-contributing building, and one non-contributing structure, on an area of .