Marker Inscription
Military, Politics/Government, Architecture
Historic Place
Blount, Capt. Thomas William, House
The landmarks the nation chose to remember.
About this site
Blount, Capt. Thomas William, House is a historic place in San Augustine, San Augustine County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 3 historic places documented in San Augustine County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 161 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5321, -94.1674 near San Augustine. The nearest cataloged historic site is G. M. Smith (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include McRae Church, McRae Cemetery, and Perkins.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2073001974. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Blount House is one of San Augustine's early Greek Revival residences associated with the prominent Blount family, whose members included Stephen W. Blount, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Dating to the Republic of Texas era, the house was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in the 1930s and was among the town's historic homes later restored by preservation architect Raiford Stripling.
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