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Historical Marker
Old Garrett House
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About this site
Old Garrett House is a historical marker in San Augustine, San Augustine County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 51 historical markers documented in San Augustine County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 161 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5052, -94.2844 near San Augustine. The nearest cataloged historic site is Milton Garrett (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Davis-Anderson, Woolam Family, and Antioch Church Cemetery, AA.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5405007606. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Old Garrett House stands about eleven miles west of San Augustine on State Highway 21 and was built around 1857-1861 for planter William Garrett using enslaved labor. Its long five-bay facade, recessed full-width porch beneath an extended gable roof, and unusually large scale make it a notable example of early Texas frontier building with Greek Revival touches. The home was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934 and received a Texas historical marker in 1962.
Sources: tshaonline.orgeasttexashistory.orgatlas.thc.texas.gov
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