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Begun in Texas colonial style, 1857. W. A. Brown (1841-1933), veteran of Gen. N. B. Forrest's Confederate Cavalry, built main structure, 1874. Victorian additions 1890s. Lumber, hand-sawn heart pine, cut nearby. Square nails. Brick of local iron-ore clay. Fine walnut staircase, craftsman lived with the family. Reared here was J. L. "Lem" Brown, merchant, author of "Larissa," a history of this area.
Jacksonville, Oldest Home in is a historical marker in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.9626, -95.2742 near Jacksonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is First United Methodist Church of Jacksonville (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jacksonville Post Office, Sweet Union Baptist Church, and Newton, William Walter, House (Gone).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006619. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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