Marker Inscription
This Greek Revival residence was constructed in 1868 by Joseph D. Sayers (1841-1929) for his bride Ada Walton. Sayers had moved to Texas from Mississippi with his father in 1851. After serving in the Civil War as a Confederate officer, he returned to Bastrop to teach school and practice law. An active political leader, Sayers was a state senator, lieutenant governor, and U. S. congressman prior to his two terms as the Governor of Texas, 1899-1903. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971
About this site
Sayers, Governor, House is a historical marker in Bastrop, Bastrop County, dedicated in 1971. 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 30.1184, -97.3222 near Bastrop. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pledger, J. W., House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Chambers, Margaret, Home, McNeil, Marcellus, House, and Manlove, Bartholomew, House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5021009226. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
