Blue Bonnet Farm
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Raised cottage; begun in 1847. Main wing, built 1869, is of heart pine cut on the home place. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Blue Bonnet Farm's raised cottage was begun in 1847, in the early years of the young Republic-turned-state of Texas. Its main wing, added in 1869, was built of heart pine cut on the home place itself. The house survives as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark near Jefferson.
Why it matters
Built from timber cut on its own land, the farmhouse embodies the self-sufficient homesteading that settled East Texas in the mid-19th century.
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