Marker Inscription
This double-galleried Victorian residence was constructed in 1888 for Benjamin Darby Orgain (1843 - 1917), a prominent area banker, attorney, and civic leader. His wife Drucilla (Johnston) (d. 1931) was an assistant teacher in the local Colorado Institute. The exterior of their home features intricate detailing and fishscale shingling. The interior includes woodwork of pine, cherry, mahogany, and walnut. Orgain family members owned the house until 1947. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981
About this site
B.D. Orgain House is a historical marker in Bastrop, Bastrop County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Bastrop County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1165, -97.3216 near Bastrop. The nearest cataloged historic site is Orgain, Sarah Jane, House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bell, Henry N., House, Allen-Bell House, and Sayers, Gov. Joseph, House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5021009215. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
