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Historic Place
Thomas Jefferson Chambers House
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About this site
Thomas Jefferson Chambers House is a historic place in Liberty, Liberty County, dedicated in 04/08/2011 00:00:00. It is one of 3 historic places documented in Liberty County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0618, -94.7981 near Liberty. The nearest cataloged historic site is Chambers, Thomas Jefferson, Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Casa Consistatorial, Liberty Methodist Church, and Plaza Constitucional.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2011000156. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Known locally as the Liberty octagon house for the several exterior walls and porches that formed its original plan, this residence is associated with Thomas Jefferson Chambers (born in Orange County, Virginia, in 1840), a nephew of General Thomas Jefferson Chambers of the Texas Revolution. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sources: thevindicator.comatlas.thc.texas.goven.wikipedia.org
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