Historical Landmarks
Caddo Mounds
1649 State Hwy 21W
Alto, TX 75925
936-858-3218
Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site was the home of Mound Builders of Caddoan origin who lived in the region for 500 years beginning about A.D. 800. The 93.8-acre site in Cherokee County west of Nacogdoches opened to the public in June 1982. The park offers exhibits and s .7-mile interpretive trail through its reconstructed sites of Caddo dwellings and ceremonial areas, including two temple mounds, a burial mound, and a village area.
Durst Taylor House and Gardens
304 North Street
936-560-4443
Durst-Taylor Historic House and Gardens is an 1830s wood-frame house interpreted to the 1840 to 1860 time period when the Blackburn family lived there. The house is the second oldest structure still standing on its original site in Nacogdoches. Visitors will start their tour at the Visitors Center and then will be guided through the house and grounds. The grounds include a blacksmith shop, smokehouse and historic gardens. Open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm.
Historic Town Center
200 E. Main Street
936-564-7351
The Nacogdoches Visitors' Center, operated by the Nacogdoches Convention & Visitors Bureau, is located in the heart of historic downtown. Here you will find some wonderful information about the history and legends of Texas' oldest town - from stories of early settlers to historical artifacts.
Millard's Crossing Historic Village
6020 North Street
936-564-6631
Nestled among the pine trees of the oldest town in Texas is this charming reconstructed historic village that enables visitors to imagine East Texas as it was in the 19th century. Reservations for weddings, receptions, reunions and other events are welcome in this unique and enchanting setting. Heritage tours are available for large and small groups of all ages, with fun activities for children and students and special options for adult group tours.
Mission Tejas
120 State Park Rd. 44
Grapeland, TX 75844
936-687-2394
Mission Tejas State Park is a 363.5-acre park in Houston County, 22 miles northeast of Crockett. The park was constructed in 1935. It was acquired and opened to the public in 1957 through a Legislative Act by the Texas Forest Service.
Nacogdoches Fire Museum
214 E. Pillar Street
936-559-2541
The Fire Museum was built in 1996 in the former fire department shop on South Fredonia Street at the back of the Central Fire Station. The museum contains Nacogdoches' first fire engine and a number of pictures and other fire department memorabilia.
Nacogdoches Railroad Depot
Located at the corner of Old Tyler Road and W. Main Street
936-560-4443
It is the mission of the Nacogdoches Railroad Depot Museum, administered by the City of Nacogdoches, to collect preserve and interpret artifacts and oral histories relating to the history of the depot and railroads of Nacogdoches City and County.
Oak Grove Cemetery
Lanana Street
Oak Grove Cemetery is one of the most famous cemeteries in Texas. Not because of its age - the first marked grave is dated 1837 - but because it is the final resting place for a number of legendary Texans, including four signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Old University Building
515 N. Mound Street
936-569-7292
Nacogdoches University received its charter from the Republic of Texas on February 3, 1845. It is the only original building of a university chartered by the Republic of Texas still standing and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Statue Trail
936-564-7351
To commemorate important individuals and their roles in the development of the state, a series of five statues were erected at various locations within the city. Each one is the work of an accomplished sculptor. The Nacogdoches Statue Trail provides visitors and townspeople alike with an understanding of some of the people and events that have played central roles in the city's history
Sterne-Hoya Museum
211 S. Lanana Street
936-560-5426
Nicholas Adolphus Sterne built the house in 1830. It is the oldest structure still standing on its original site in Nacogdoches, TX. Mrs. Eva Catherine Sterne sold the house to Mr. Joseph Von der Hoya in 1869. Only two families owned the home before it was gifted to the city in 1958. The collection includes Hoya objects from the Victorian Age and objects from the Empire period when the Sternes' owned the home. A small reference library is also part of the collection and is still used by visitors looking for information on local and Texas history and genealogy. The house is located on 211 S Lanana St. and is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm. For group tour information call 936-560-5426. Tours are free but donations are welcome.
Stone Fort Museum
Stephen F. Austin State University
936-468-2408
The campus of Stephen F. Austin State University is home to a fort that never served as a fort. Stone Fort Museum was a trading post, private home, church, jail and saloon. It was built three times - torn down by men and rebuilt by women.
Zion Hill Baptist Church
324 N. Lanana Street
The Victorian features of this church include scrollwork in porch gables and window headings, cupola, steeple tower, and towers above the north and south entrances. The cupola and three towers feature knob and spire finials. It also includes Gothic features such as the pointed-arch windows of steeple tower and the cloverleaf molding of round-arch windows above the multi-window complexes. Reverend Lawson Reed organized Zion Hill's first congregation in 1879 and the site is recognized as a Texas Historic Site.
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Caddo Mounds1649 State Hwy 21W
Alto, TX 75925
936-858-3218
Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site was the home of Mound Builders of Caddoan origin who lived in the region for 500 years beginning about A.D. 800. The 93.8-acre site in Cherokee County west of Nacogdoches opened to the public in June 1982. The park offers exhibits and s .7-mile interpretive trail through its reconstructed sites of Caddo dwellings and ceremonial areas, including two temple mounds, a burial mound, and a village area.
Durst Taylor House and Gardens
304 North Street
936-560-4443
Durst-Taylor Historic House and Gardens is an 1830s wood-frame house interpreted to the 1840 to 1860 time period when the Blackburn family lived there. The house is the second oldest structure still standing on its original site in Nacogdoches. Visitors will start their tour at the Visitors Center and then will be guided through the house and grounds. The grounds include a blacksmith shop, smokehouse and historic gardens. Open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm.
Historic Town Center
200 E. Main Street
936-564-7351
The Nacogdoches Visitors' Center, operated by the Nacogdoches Convention & Visitors Bureau, is located in the heart of historic downtown. Here you will find some wonderful information about the history and legends of Texas' oldest town - from stories of early settlers to historical artifacts.
Millard's Crossing Historic Village
6020 North Street
936-564-6631
Nestled among the pine trees of the oldest town in Texas is this charming reconstructed historic village that enables visitors to imagine East Texas as it was in the 19th century. Reservations for weddings, receptions, reunions and other events are welcome in this unique and enchanting setting. Heritage tours are available for large and small groups of all ages, with fun activities for children and students and special options for adult group tours.
Mission Tejas
120 State Park Rd. 44
Grapeland, TX 75844
936-687-2394
Mission Tejas State Park is a 363.5-acre park in Houston County, 22 miles northeast of Crockett. The park was constructed in 1935. It was acquired and opened to the public in 1957 through a Legislative Act by the Texas Forest Service.
Nacogdoches Fire Museum
214 E. Pillar Street
936-559-2541
The Fire Museum was built in 1996 in the former fire department shop on South Fredonia Street at the back of the Central Fire Station. The museum contains Nacogdoches' first fire engine and a number of pictures and other fire department memorabilia.
Nacogdoches Railroad Depot
Located at the corner of Old Tyler Road and W. Main Street
936-560-4443
It is the mission of the Nacogdoches Railroad Depot Museum, administered by the City of Nacogdoches, to collect preserve and interpret artifacts and oral histories relating to the history of the depot and railroads of Nacogdoches City and County.
Oak Grove Cemetery
Lanana Street
Oak Grove Cemetery is one of the most famous cemeteries in Texas. Not because of its age - the first marked grave is dated 1837 - but because it is the final resting place for a number of legendary Texans, including four signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Old University Building
515 N. Mound Street
936-569-7292
Nacogdoches University received its charter from the Republic of Texas on February 3, 1845. It is the only original building of a university chartered by the Republic of Texas still standing and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Statue Trail
936-564-7351
To commemorate important individuals and their roles in the development of the state, a series of five statues were erected at various locations within the city. Each one is the work of an accomplished sculptor. The Nacogdoches Statue Trail provides visitors and townspeople alike with an understanding of some of the people and events that have played central roles in the city's history
Sterne-Hoya Museum
211 S. Lanana Street
936-560-5426
Nicholas Adolphus Sterne built the house in 1830. It is the oldest structure still standing on its original site in Nacogdoches, TX. Mrs. Eva Catherine Sterne sold the house to Mr. Joseph Von der Hoya in 1869. Only two families owned the home before it was gifted to the city in 1958. The collection includes Hoya objects from the Victorian Age and objects from the Empire period when the Sternes' owned the home. A small reference library is also part of the collection and is still used by visitors looking for information on local and Texas history and genealogy. The house is located on 211 S Lanana St. and is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm. For group tour information call 936-560-5426. Tours are free but donations are welcome.
Stone Fort Museum
Stephen F. Austin State University
936-468-2408
The campus of Stephen F. Austin State University is home to a fort that never served as a fort. Stone Fort Museum was a trading post, private home, church, jail and saloon. It was built three times - torn down by men and rebuilt by women.
Zion Hill Baptist Church
324 N. Lanana Street
The Victorian features of this church include scrollwork in porch gables and window headings, cupola, steeple tower, and towers above the north and south entrances. The cupola and three towers feature knob and spire finials. It also includes Gothic features such as the pointed-arch windows of steeple tower and the cloverleaf molding of round-arch windows above the multi-window complexes. Reverend Lawson Reed organized Zion Hill's first congregation in 1879 and the site is recognized as a Texas Historic Site.
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