Details for Roseland Plantation Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5467011437
Data
Marker Number | 11437 |
Atlas Number | 5467011437 |
Marker Title | Roseland Plantation Home |
Index Entry | Roseland Plantation Home |
Address | |
City | Edom |
County | Van Zandt |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 263468 |
UTM Northing | 3585555 |
Subject Codes | plantations |
Marker Year | 1966 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | From Tyler about 11 mi. W on US 64 (on south side of road) - Burwell Hambrick / W. C. Windsor home, just west of Smith County line |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Built 1854 by B. H. Hambrick, from Virginia. Headquarters for 3,000-acre property. Colonial architecture. Pegged mortise and tenon construction. Joists are 48-ft. timbers. Bricks were handmade on the plantation. Site, halfway between Dallas and Shreveport, at times served as overnight stagecoach stop and change station for horses. An early-day social center. Restored in 1954 by Mrs. W. C. Windsor. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966 |