Eastham-Thomason House
Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Constructed between 1859 and 1862 by James H. Thomason, this is one of the oldest homes in Walker County. Byrd Eastham acquired the house in 1869, and his descendants, one of whom married into the Thomason Family, have retained ownership. The Georgian plan home exhibits simple Classical Revival features in its balustrade, porte cochere, and central hall entrance with sidelights. The triple two-story columns were added in 1912. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1989
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built between 1859 and 1862 by James H. Thomason, this is among the oldest homes in Walker County. Byrd Eastham acquired it in 1869, and the two families became linked by marriage and by more than a century of continuous ownership. Its Georgian plan carries restrained Classical Revival details—a balustrade, porte cochere, and sidelit central entrance—with its distinctive two-story columns added in 1912.
Why it matters
The Eastham-Thomason House preserves the domestic architecture and multigenerational continuity of a pioneer-era East Texas family across the Civil War and beyond.
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Related people
- · James H. Thomason
- · Byrd Eastham
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