Homes sweet homes
Wilson homes define Gallup's historic past

A home built by W.G. Wilson on 310 E. Green St. is seen on Sept. 10. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Cable Hoover

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Gaye Brown de Alvarez
Staff writer

GALLUP — Do you live in a Wilson home?William George “W.G.’ Wilson (1878-1957) moved from Missouri to Gallup in 1906 and started building homes sometime in the 1920s.

“He moved here because he liked this country and his sister lived in Farmington. His sister Annie married an Indian trader. He built somewhere between 50 and 60 homes here in Gallup,” said his granddaughter Pat (Wilson) Lewis. She explained what determines a Wilson home; wooden floors, some had tiled roofs, many had Italian-carved sandstone as a base or facing. Most had good-sized rooms. Wilson’s shop was on Aztec, east of the perky that runs under the street. He had a shop there for 25 years.

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