| Marker Number |
1558 |
| Atlas Number |
5149001558 |
| Marker Title |
The Faison House |
| Index Entry |
Faison House, The |
| Address |
822 S. Jefferson St. |
| City |
La Grange |
| County |
Fayette |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
705551 |
| UTM Northing |
3309631 |
| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year |
1962 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
822 S. Jefferson St., La Grange. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
Started 1841 as two rooms of local pine wood. Acquired 1855 and enlarged by S. S. Munger. Owned 1866-1961 by estate of N. W. Faison (1817-70), who joined 1842 Dawson expedition resisting Mexican invaders. Captured near San Antonio when many Dawson men were massacred, Faison was later pardoned by Santa Anna. While serving 1843-56 as county clerk, he worked to return bones of his slain comrades for burial on Monument Hill in 1848. |
