Marker Number |
10436 |
Atlas Number |
5241010436 |
Marker Title |
Bridges House |
Index Entry |
Bridges House |
Address |
FM 2254 |
City |
Roganville |
County |
Jasper |
UTM Zone |
15 |
UTM Easting |
412821 |
UTM Northing |
3408621 |
Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; lumber topics |
Marker Year |
1966 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
Off FM 2254 on private property. |
Private Property |
Yes |
Marker Condition |
Access Restricted |
Marker Size |
14" x 9" |
Marker Text |
Built 1838-40 by a settler from North Carolina, Ruffin C. Turner. Lumber throughout was pit-sawn, hand-planed. Frontier design, with hall enclosed. Original glass in fanlight and entry panels. Largest red cedar tree in U. S. stands in the yard. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 |