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Historic Place
Horn-Polk House
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About this site
Horn-Polk House is a historic place in San Augustine, San Augustine County, dedicated in 1976. 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 31.5316, -94.1203 near San Augustine. The nearest cataloged historic site is Polk House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include San Augustine, Early Texas Sawmill, and Old Newton.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2076002064. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This one-story Greek Revival house at 717 West Columbia Street in San Augustine was built about 1858 by cabinetmaker-gunsmith brothers Ransom H. and Frederick N. Horn, who crafted its moldings, mantels, and furniture. After Judge Harry K. Polk bought it in 1901, his wife Ella Burleson Polk painted floral decorations on the interior that survive today. The house was restored by Raiford Stripling and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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