Historical Markers in Texas

Hartford Jenkins Home

History·Bastrop County·Texas

Built 1906 by J. P. Fowler, Jr. Bought 1912 by Hartford and Beulah Alice (Hemphill) Jenkins, whose heirs still own house. Jenkins, the first county superintendent of schools, also was a county judge, commissioner, and clerk of district court. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971

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30.1105, -97.2949

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