Huling Cottage
Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Built 1860-1872. Native limestone and cedar. New England colonial architecture. Bought 1872 for $3,000 in gold by Mrs. Elizabeth Bullock Smith Huling, who as an orphan from Kentucky was in the group of Texas families fleeing toward the Sabine River just ahead of Santa Anna's army in the 1836 "Runaway Scrape". Her husband, Thomas B. Huling (1805-1865), was in the revolution, and was later a Republic of Texas Congressman.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built of native limestone and cedar in New England colonial style between 1860 and 1872, this Lampasas cottage was bought in 1872 for $3,000 in gold by Elizabeth Bullock Smith Huling. As a Kentucky orphan she had fled toward the Sabine River in the 1836 "Runaway Scrape," the panicked flight of Texas families ahead of Santa Anna's advancing army. Her husband, Thomas B. Huling, fought in the Texas Revolution and later served as a congressman of the Republic of Texas.
Why it matters
The Hulings' lives trace Texas from its desperate revolutionary flight to settled statehood, and their stone cottage stands as a tangible link between the Republic's founding generation and the towns they built.
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Related people
- · Elizabeth Bullock Smith Huling
- · Thomas B. Huling
Related events
- · Runaway Scrape
- · Texas Revolution
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