Marker Inscription
On this site stood for a century an old stone house thought to have been built in 1779 by Antonio Gil YBarbo. Sold by him as community property in 1805. Headquarters in 1806 for William Barr and Samuel Davenport, Indian traders. It served as trading post, store, warehouse, town hall, fort, barracks, church, tavern, and saloon before being torn down in 1902 by W. W. and Charles Perkins, last owners. Reconstructed in 1936 on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College. This Site Marked by the State of Texas 1936
About this site
On This Site Stood for a Century an Old Stone House is a historical marker in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 1936. 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 31.6030, -94.6545 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas Stagecoaches, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road, Post Office Building, Old, and Site of the Home of John S. Roberts.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5347009394. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
