Details for Collins-Haines Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5499008953
Data
| Marker Number | 8953 |
| Atlas Number | 5499008953 |
| Marker Title | Collins-Haines Home |
| Index Entry | Collins-Haines Home |
| Address | 1/2 mi. SE on FM 778 (Horton Street) |
| City | Quitman |
| County | Wood |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 271349 |
| UTM Northing | 3630211 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year | 1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 1/2 mile SE of Quitman on FM 778 (Horton Street) |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | 1860 - First brick structure in Wood County. Erected by James A. and Harriet C. Collins, 1859 settlers from Mississippi. Bricks were molded and burned nearby; furniture crafted in plantation shop by Collins and slaves. They also planted fine gardens and landscapes. Past this home, 1861-1865, marched Confederate units, to Civil War. Since 1870 owned by family of George W. Haines. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 |
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