Marker Inscription
Notorious pirate. Settled here in 1817 with his buccaneers and ships; under Mexican flag, continued his forays against Spanish shipping in the Gulf. On this site, he built his home, Maison Rouge (Red House), which was part of his fort; and upper story was pierced for cannon. It was luxuriously furnished with booty from captured ships. Leaving Galveston in 1821, upon demand of the United States, he burned his home, fort and whole village; then sailed to Yucatan. In 1870, present structure was built over old cellars and foundations of Maison Rouge.
About this site
Lafitte, Jean is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 281 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 352 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3104, -94.7851 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Aury, Louis-Michel and Francisco Xavier Mina (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Austin Home, Grover-Chambers House, and Keiller, William, Dr..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167007508. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
