The Neyland-Gilmer House
Orange, Orange County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Albert Neyland (1854-1890), son of Orange pioneers, married Louisa Jett (1855-1914) in 1875 and built a small house at this site. In 1877 Alexander Gilmer (1829-1906) bought the property. Gilmer owned sawmills throughout Texas and real estate in Orange. This Victorian residence was built around the original structure. Gilmer deeded it to his daughter Martha when she married H. S. Filson. After the Filson occupancy ended, it became residential and rental property. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Albert Neyland, son of Orange pioneers, married Louisa Jett in 1875 and built a small house on this site, which Alexander Gilmer purchased in 1877. Gilmer, who owned sawmills across Texas and considerable Orange real estate, enclosed the original structure within a grand Victorian residence. He later deeded it to his daughter Martha on her marriage, and the home eventually passed into residential and rental use.
Why it matters
The house reflects the wealth generated by the East Texas lumber industry and the leading families who built the town of Orange.
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Related people
- · Albert Neyland
- · Louisa Jett
- · Alexander Gilmer
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