Falling Leaves, 1855
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas
Marker Inscription
To original 4 rooms and hall, long ell was added in 1866. Home of Eloise Amoss 62 years. B. Koontz home since 1961. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This East Texas home took shape in the antebellum years, its original four rooms and hall expanded by a long ell in 1866 as the household grew. It served as the residence of Eloise Amoss for sixty-two years before passing to the Koontz family in 1961, and was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1965. Its layered additions read like rings in a tree, marking the generations who lived within its walls.
Why it matters
Surviving homes from the mid-19th century preserve the domestic texture of early Texas settlement, when a growing house mirrored a growing frontier community.
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