Historical Marker

Homestead

Jefferson · Marion County · Dedicated 1965 · THC Atlas #5315008048

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Marker Inscription

Built in 1851 by slave labor, square nails, broadax-hewn boards. Center society life of city.

About this site

Homestead 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 32.7572, -94.3506 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Graham, Charles G. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Presbyterian Manse, Figures House, and House of the Seasons.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5315008048. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Homestead in Jefferson was built about 1851 by Bartholomew Figures as an inn on 'Quality Hill,' the highest point of the town. In 1864 John C. Murphy bought the property and expanded it into a fashionable nine-bedroom boarding house that became a center of social life, hosting traveling ministers and other guests. Texas Supreme Court Justice Nelson Phillips is said to have been born in the house in 1873.

Sources: marioncountyhistoricalcommission.org visitjeffersontexas.com

📍 32.7572, -94.3506 · Jefferson, Marion County

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