Barrington Plantation

Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, bought 1,107 acres here from M. Austin Bryan in 1844. This site, named "Barrington" for Jones' birthplace in Massachusetts, was the "White House of Texas" from 1844-46. By 1845 Jones had built two dwellings, a kitchen, office, smokehouse, and stables. After Jones' leadership in the annexation of Texas to the U.S. in 1846, he retired here to become a gentleman farmer. Other buildings were added in 1847. Jones sold the plantation in 1857. The house was moved to Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park in 1936.

Barrington Plantation is a historical marker in Chappell Hill, Washington County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 155 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 355 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2780, -96.2063 near Chappell Hill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hughes-Thornhill (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Souls Chapel A.M.E. Church, Krueger Family Cemetery, and Dillard.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008296. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.