Beaty-Orton House
Jasper, Jasper County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Twice the property of Beaty family members, this lot was purchased by Thomas Beaty in 1843 and sold in 1851. His grandson, John T. Beaty (1855-1937), acquired the site again in 1888 and erected this 2-story Victorian residence of native pine. A lawyer and a former Jasper County sheriff, Beaty served three terms as state senator from the 14th District, 1901-1906. After Beaty's death, his daughter, Marguerite, and her husband, local druggist J. M. Orton (d. 1942), occupied the house. In 1971 Mrs. Orton (d. 1973) sold it to the city of Jasper, which later restored it. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This Jasper lot first belonged to Thomas Beaty, who bought it in 1843, and returned to the family when his grandson John T. Beaty reacquired it in 1888 and built a two-story Victorian home of native pine. A lawyer and former county sheriff, Beaty served three terms as state senator from the 14th District in the early 1900s. After his death the house passed to his daughter Marguerite and her druggist husband, and in 1971 it was sold to the city of Jasper, which later restored it.
Why it matters
The home preserves the arc of a prominent East Texas family and the civic and architectural ambitions of a small county seat across the frontier, Reconstruction, and Progressive eras.
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Related people
- · John T. Beaty
- · Thomas Beaty
- · J. M. Orton
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