William Garrett Plantation

William Garrett Plantation House
Plantation house in 1934
William Garrett Plantation House
William Garrett Plantation House
Nearest city San Augustine, Texas
Coordinates 31°32′7″N 94°8′23″W / 31.53528°N 94.13972°W / 31.53528; -94.13972Coordinates: 31°32′7″N 94°8′23″W / 31.53528°N 94.13972°W / 31.53528; -94.13972
Area 7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built 1861 (1861)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Texas Frontier
NRHP reference # 77001474[1]
RTHL # 7607
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 25, 1977
Designated RTHL 1962

The William Garrett Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic house located near the town of San Augustine in San Augustine County, Texas. The house was is "Texas frontier architecture" with some elements of Greek Revival and is notable for its "grandiose" scale.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

It was built with slave labor in 1861, with lumber from a Garrett saw mill and with rock from a Garrett quarry. It faced on the main road through the area, the El Camino Real-Kings Highway, and is now about .25 miles (0.40 km) away from the main road due to road realignment.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Joe William and Shelley Sass (August 17, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: William Garrett Plantation House". National Archives. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help) (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog)

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