Marker Inscription
Attorney James N. Thomas (b. 1816) erected the one-story portion of this residence before 1851. James I. Perkins (1847-1923) built the two-story wings and added Victorian detailing after he purchased the property in 1893. Head of a leading Rusk family who owned the home for 94 years, Perkins served as district attorney, district judge, and a member of the State Legislature. His son James I. Perkins, Jr., (1887-1952) and daughter-in-law Morinne (Taylor) (1905-1974) shared a law practice and held offices in city and county government.
About this site
Perkins, James I., The, Family Home is a historical marker in Rusk, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1977. 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 31.7969, -95.1478 near Rusk. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rusk Footbridge (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bachelor Girl's Library Club, Perkins, James I. and Myrta Blake, House, and First United Methodist Church of Rusk.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006954. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
