The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Built 1872 in Victorian style, with long galleries, bay window, 4 gables. Then a hotel, it became famous when guest "Diamond Bessie" Moore was killed west of town at a picnic in 1877. Fellow guest Abe Rothchild, cited for murder, was freed after sensational trial-- later subject of a drama.
Brooks House is a historical marker in Jefferson, Marion County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Marion County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7577, -94.3457 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Beard House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First National Bank of Jefferson, Museum of Measurement and Time, and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5315008018. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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