Historical Markers in Texas

R. L. Perkins Home

History·Bastrop County·Texas

Boyhood home of Joseph L. Sayers, U. S. Congressman, Texas governor (1899 - 1903); chairman, Board of Regents, University of Texas. Built before 1851. Texas dog-trot style. Hand-pegged and grooved heart pine. Ell, porches, hall, bay window, 2nd story, stairs added later. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965

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30.1142, -97.3207

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