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Built 1854 by B. H. Hambrick, from Virginia. Headquarters for 3,000-acre property. Colonial architecture. Pegged mortise and tenon construction. Joists are 48-ft. timbers. Bricks were handmade on the plantation. Site, halfway between Dallas and Shreveport, at times served as overnight stagecoach stop and change station for horses. An early-day social center. Restored in 1954 by Mrs. W. C. Windsor. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966
Roseland Plantation Home is a historical marker in Edom, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 169 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.3837, -95.5143 near Edom. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mt. Zion C. M. E. Church (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Caldwell-Hill-Manley Cemetery, County Line Missionary Baptist Church, and Redland Community Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011437. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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