OLDEST House in Valley Mills 2.0 - Valley Mills, TX
N 31° 39.736 W 097° 28.222
14R E 645016 N 3504017
A 1978 Texas Historical Marker at the Pool-Tibbs House, 108 Tibbs Dr, Valley Mills, TX, notes that it is the oldest house in the current incarnation of the city, predating it by a little over a decade.
Waymark Code: WM141W9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2021
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Another Texas Historical Marker, about a mile northeast of here (see URL, below), notes that Valley Mills was established in 1867/1868, but when the railroad arrived in 1881 and built south of the river, the townsite wisely picked up their proverbial tent stakes and moved operations there. As this historical marker explains, this house was constructed in 1870, so Mr. Pool probably had the opportunity to look out his window and think "There goes the neighborhood" along with his peace and quiet. The marker reads:
S.A. Pool built this residence, a store, and a cotton gin on the river bank in 1870, when the town of Valley Mills stood on the north side of the Bosque. The building stone came from nearby Fitzhugh Hill. Robert A. Tibbs, a Mississippi Civil War veteran, bought the house in 1891. After acquiring it in 1926, Anselm Tibbs (1886-1967) removed the original Greek Revival portico and made other changes. The town of Valley Mills moved south of the river when the Santa Fe Railroad was built. As a consequence, this is the oldest house in the present, or "new" town.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1870
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