Historical Marker

Freeman Plantation (1965)

Jefferson · Marion County · Dedicated 1965 · THC Atlas #5315008042

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About this site

Freeman Plantation is a historical marker in Jefferson, Marion County, dedicated in 1965. 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 32.7637, -94.3700 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Freeman Plantation (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hodge--Taylor House, First Ice Factory in Texas, and Sagamore.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5315008042. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Freeman Plantation house, west of Jefferson in Marion County, was completed about 1850 for merchant and cotton planter Williamson M. Freeman, who had brought his family from Georgia by steamboat. Built in the Greek Revival raised-cottage style transplanted from Louisiana, it reflected Freeman's prosperity from Jefferson's waterfront warehouses and a cotton- and sugar-based plantation. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1965 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org atlas.thc.texas.gov

Also at or near Jefferson, Marion County

“Freeman Plantation” names 2 distinct records in Marion County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1965 in Jefferson. The others:

Freeman Plantation — Historical Marker in Jefferson (1980)

📍 32.7637, -94.3700 · Jefferson, Marion County

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