Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site
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The clapboard-covered log house was built in 1834 by an English immigrant, Henry Fanthorp, as a home for his third wife, Rachel Kennard. He bought Script error: No such module "convert". and built his house in 1834 along the road that crossed his land. The building was enlarged in about 1850 to accommodate its usage as a hotel and store.[2]
Henry Fanthorp was appointed postmaster by the Provisional Texas Government in 1835. The building was the first post office in the region. Fanthorp Inn became a well-known stopping place for stagecoaches, travelers, and the community.
On July 3, 1845, Kenneth Lewis Anderson, vice-president of the Republic of Texas died from illness at the Inn while en route home from Washington-on-the-Brazos.[3]
On September 1, 2019, Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission.
See also
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- Log house
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Grimes County, Texas
- Stagecoach Inn in Bell County, Texas
- Stagecoach Inn in Washington County, Texas
References
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- ↑ "Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site," Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved Oct 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Anderson Historic District," Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Retrieved Oct 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Anderson, Kenneth Lewis," The Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved Oct. 31, 2008.
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