Wilks Brooks Residence
Wilks Brooks, his wife Agnes and son Joseph maintained this house while at their plantation, Woodlawn, on Old Poplar Pike. They would drive by buggy to Germantown on Saturdays for supplies and stay overnight for Sunday services. Agnes lived as a widow in the house until 1898.
Source: A Walking Tour of the Old Germantown District
Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.