Details for The Sims Cabin
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5309005427
Data
| Marker Number | 5427 |
| Atlas Number | 5309005427 |
| Marker Title | The Sims Cabin |
| Index Entry | Sims Cabin, The |
| Address | 1020 Sleepy Hollow |
| City | Waco |
| County | McLennan |
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| Subject Codes | cabins, log houses |
| Marker Year | 1963 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | on private property in the Woodway Neighborhood, . |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Built 1852 in Freestone County by Sterling Sims (d. 1882), settler from Georgia. With family and 17 slaves, Sims journeyed up the Trinity from Galveston, then by ox-wagon from Navarro Crossing to 490-acre farm he had bought. He and skilled slave carpenter built oak cabin as permanent home. The 18-foot (14"x 14") sills weigh more than a ton each. Moved to Waco, 1930s; damaged by fire, 1959; cabin has been restored by Robert E. Davis. |