The Davis log house began as the home of W.C. Clark who constructed his log house north of town in 1831. Upon his death, the family used this log home as payment for legal work by practicing attorney Nat Hart Davis who had moved to Montgomery in 1840. In 1851, Nat...

Revered as the one of Texas’ most significant historic places, it was here in 1836 that representatives of the Texas settlements met to make a formal declaration of independence from Mexico. A replica of Independence Hall marks the place where the Texas Declaration...

Sam Houston Park is a park located in downtown Houston, Texas, and is dedicated to the buildings and culture of Houston's historic past. The park, which was the first to be established in the city, was developed on land purchased by former Mayor Sam Brashier in 1899.

The house features wrap-around porches with forty-eight columns, four fireplaces, and eight rooms that all open onto the porch through eight-foot, double-sash windows. The most outstanding architectural features include the curved walls and oval grand staircase. Much...

It is the mission of the Sterne-Hoya House Museum and Library to preserve the Adolphus Sterne home and the artifacts within it; to educate the public about the history of the region with special emphasis on the Sterne and von der Hoya families; and to interpret the...

The Durst-Taylor House is a circa 1830 wood-frame house, second oldest dwelling existing in Nacogdoches. It was built when most domestic dwellings in Nacogdoches were log cabins or palisados (vertical posts and adobe). The pier-and-beam foundation, wood framing, and...

Highlights include a tub stenciled in an 1890's pattern created by Candace Wheeler, a well-known designer of fabrics and wallpaper; a basement that houses a children's toy exhibit; a bird's egg collection; Renaissance Revival, Queen Anne, and Empire style...

The Marguerite Rogers House Museum, built by John G. Slover in the early 1900's, is located in Alvin, Texas. In 1938 James A. and Marguerite Rogers bought the house. The Rogers' daughter, Emaline, bequeathed the property to the Alvin Museum Society in 1995. The...

The Chambers House was built in 1906. In 1914, C. Homer and Edith Fuller Chambers purchased the house and moved in with their two daughters, Ruth who was 12 years old and Florence who was 2 years old. Ruth and Florence never married and lived in the house after Mrs.&...

The McFaddin-Ward House was built in 1905 - 1906 in the Beaux-Arts Colonial Revival style in Beaumont, Texas. The historic home is 12,800-square-foot (1,190 m2) and furnishings reflect the lifestyle of the prominent family who lived in the house for seventy-five...