Thomas J. & Elizabeth Nash Farm - Grapevine, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 56.057 W 097° 05.143
14S E 678970 N 3645627
The Thomas J. and Elizabeth Nash Farm consists of approximately 5.2 acres one mile east of downtown Grapevine and contained within three streets. Ball Street (also known as William Tate Boulevard), College Street, and Homestead Lane. Ten properties form the site. Four properties are Contributing including the farmhouse, well and bam all in the southwest quadrant and the cemetery (c. 1878) in the northwest quadrant.
Waymark Code: WMZ8ZA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2018
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Texas Historic Site Atlas
The 2-story house (c. 1867) with rear ell faces south to Homestead Lane with a brick well (c. 1910) set inside the northeast corner of the ell. The family cemetery is set on the northern edge of the 5.2 acres along College Street.
The foundation of the house is a pier-and-beam construction placed on hand-hewn sandstone piers on grade. Stone steps lead to the front porch. The side-facing gable roof is clad in wood shingles and flanked with a brick chimney; the chimneys were originally constructed of hand-made local brick and have been re-constructed using hand-made brick (from Oklahoma).
The interior of the Nash farmhouse consists of a double parlor separated by a hallway. This rather formal plan created two flanking rooms of almost equal proportions with each containing an end fireplace of brick. Each of these rooms is brilliantly lit by large four-over-four double-hung windows on the principal facade and on either side of the fireplace. The walls are now covered in wallpaper and the floors are refinished wood. A center hall with wooden staircase leads to the second floor where bedrooms flank the hallway on either side.
The c. 1878 family cemetery is located along the northern edge of the 5.2 acres. This small site is surrounded by an iron fence and contains one large historic headstone and smaller stones denoting family burials. The fence is a decorative metal pole and wire fence set on irregularly placed fieldstone. A gate is on the south side and two large live oaks shade the small cemetery. Additional graves may be contained in the vicinity but are not noted on the surface.