Matthew Cartwright House - San Augustine, TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Text on Marker: Built in 1839 by Isaac Campbell. Purchased by Matthew Cartwright in 1847. Still in possession of his descendants.

Isaac Campbell had the house built, he didn't build it as the marker would lead you to believe.

From Texas State Historical Assoc

In 1849 Matthew Cartwright bought the house of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Isaac Campbell, which was built in 1839 by New England architect Augustus Phelps. This home was still in the Cartwright family as of 1991.

Matthew went into partnership with his father at an early age, and by the late 1820s he and his father and brothers had a cotton gin and mill and hauled cotton to Natchitoches, LA, and down the Sabine River. They also provided merchandise and extended credit on returns from New Orleans. They operated from their settlement on the Palo Gaucho until San Augustine was founded, at which time they started a store there.

Street address: 912 E. Main Street San Augustine, TX USA County / Borough / Parish: San Augustine Year listed: 1971 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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