The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin

Joseph Redmond Rice (1805-1866) cut timber; then his young wife, Willie Masters Rice (1809-1881), snaked the logs to a homesite 16 miles southwest of here. the cabin they built was a noted way-station on the San Antonio Road. They brought up nine children, enlarging their cabin several times. After a grandson built a frame home in 1919, the old cabin became a farm storage shed. The Texas Centennial Commission in 1936 marked its history, and in 1973 it was given to the State of Texas and moved here for restoration and exhibition. (1976)

The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin is a historical marker in Grapeland, Houston County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.5430, -95.2328 near Grapeland. The nearest cataloged historic site is San Francisco de los Tejas (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Franklin, Weches, and Weches.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225007017. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.