Marker Inscription
Industry, Architecture
Historic Place
Barret, Tol, House
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About this site
Barret, Tol, House is a historic place in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 13 historic places documented in Nacogdoches County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 232 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5361, -94.6665 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is Moore (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Christian, Pine Flat, and Pine Grove.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2079002998. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This house is associated with Lyne Taliaferro 'Tol' Barret, who drilled the first producing oil well in Texas at nearby Oil Springs, striking oil at a depth of 106 feet on September 12, 1866. The well produced roughly ten barrels a day before Barret lost his financial backing when oil prices collapsed. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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