Marker Inscription
Architecture
Historic Place
Blount, Eugene H., House
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About this site
Blount, Eugene H., House is a historic place in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 1992. 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 31.6187, -94.6530 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of the Home of Thomas J. Rusk (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Stone Fort Museum, Birdwell Field, Aikman Gym and the Women's Recreation Center, and Christ Episcopal Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2092000014. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Nacogdoches banker and state legislator Eugene Blount commissioned local architect Diedrich Rulfs to design this Beaux Arts brick home, built in 1923 on the former site of Republic of Texas leader Thomas J. Rusk's house. As president of the Commercial State Bank, Blount helped persuade the legislature to place Stephen F. Austin Normal College in Nacogdoches. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
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