Halfway Inn (Flournoy - Granberry House)

This two-story log dwelling was built on the El Camino Real about 1840 by Samuel Flournoy for his wife Minerva (Wadington) and their family who moved to Texas from Mississippi. They settled in the Chireno area, where they purchased 300 acres. An active member of the community, Flournoy was appointed as a Republic of Texas postmaster in 1843, and continued as postmaster as part of the United States Postal Service. This house served as the post office for a fifteen-mile radius, and was a popular halfway stop on the stagecoach route between Nacogdoches and San Augustine, Texas. The Flournoys, after acquiring an additional 500 acres, sold this property in 1852 and moved away. The property changed owners several times until 1917 when H. R. Granberry purchased the house; it remained in his family until 1981. This house was moved twelve miles east of Nacogdoches in 1984, but in 1988 was returned to the Flournoy homestead within one-quarter mile of its original location. This hewn-log residence is constructed of square notch logs two rooms wide and one room deep with a dogtrot, or central hall. The two-story house was restored through the efforts of local citizens. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962

Halfway Inn (Flournoy - Granberry House) is a historical marker in Chireno, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Nacogdoches County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 232 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.5108, -94.3566 near Chireno. The nearest cataloged historic site is Chireon Upper (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Camp Chireno, World War II Prisoner of War Camp, Gingerbread House, and Chireno Lower Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5347009276. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.