1870 Burrows House - A Texas Medallion Structure
(Information Center, Gift Shop and Office)
A gaming table with corner drink holders, a life-sized doll, a working lighthouse lamp, and hand carved furniture are features of this country farm house. Children can draw water from the well on the back porch.
Originally located about half a mile south of Millard’s Crossing where Nacogdoches Medical Center now stands, this style of house was so typical of this area that it is often called “The East Texas House.” Most observers assume that it was once a dogtrot house because of the long enclosed entryway. However, the two rooms and fireplace in back were the original house, while the front two rooms were added several years later to provide a parlor with a separate entrance so guests could be ushered into the “good room.”
A gaming table with corner drink holders, a life-sized doll, a working lighthouse lamp, and hand carved furniture are features of this country farm house. Children can draw water from the well on the back porch.
Originally located about half a mile south of Millard’s Crossing where Nacogdoches Medical Center now stands, this style of house was so typical of this area that it is often called “The East Texas House.” Most observers assume that it was once a dogtrot house because of the long enclosed entryway. However, the two rooms and fireplace in back were the original house, while the front two rooms were added several years later to provide a parlor with a separate entrance so guests could be ushered into the “good room.”
