Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Texas - Anderson County
Anderson County Texas has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Anderson County Courthouse, Howard House, Pace McDonald Site, Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School and Saunders, A. C., Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Caddoan and Frankston Phase dating back to 1000.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Anderson County places including James Bunda, Page Bros., Nicholas J. Clayton, Theo S. Maffitt, Theodore S. Maffitt, Rountree & Skelton, Sanguinet & Staats, C.C. McKim, Murray Co. and Campbell & White. Prominent architectural styles found in Anderson Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Tudor Revival.

Anderson Camp Ground (added 1982 - - #82001735)
Also known as Brushy Creek Arbor and United Methodist Church
W of Brushy Creek on SR 837 , Brushy Creek
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Anderson County Courthouse (added 1992 - - #92001256)
1 Public Sq. , Palestine
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Page Bros.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Anderson County Jail (added 1998 - - #98000692)
704 Avenue A. , Palestine
Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Campbell & White, Maffitt, Theo S.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
More Information:
archives document
Broyles, William and Caroline, House (added 1988 - - #88002614)
Also known as The Broyles House
1305 S. Sycamore St. , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McKlemurry,Luther
Architectural Style:
Second Empire, Italianate, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Denby Building (added 1998 - - #98000694)
201 W. Crawford St. , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maffitt, Theodore S.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Dilley, G. E., Building (added 1998 - - #98000698)
503 W. Main St. , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clayton, Nicholas J.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
First Presbyterian Church (added 1998 - - #98000695)
406 Avenue A , Palestine
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Dodson & Dudley
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Freeman Farm (added 2000 - - #00000656)
Also known as Kickapoo Farm, Freeman Plantation
Co. Rd. 323, 3 mil3s SE. of Frankston , Frankston
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Gatewood-Shelton Gin (added 1998 - - #98000637)
304 E. Crawford , Palestine
Tony Greene, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Howard House (added 1993 - - #93000072)
Also known as Howard House Museum
1011 N. Perry St. , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bunda, James
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Lincoln High School (added 1998 - - #98000636)
Also known as Anderson County Community Council Community Center
920 W. Swantz St. , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maffitt, Theo S., Rountree & Skelton
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
archives document
Link House (added 1980 - - #80004073)
Also known as Link-Bunton House
925 N. Link St. , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller,Theo.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Michaux Park Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000380)
Roughly bounded by S. Michaux St., Jolly St., Crokett Rd., Rogers St., and E Park Ave. , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Page, C.H. & Bro.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Sanatorium, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object
More Information:
archives document
Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1998 - - #98000635)
913 E. Calhoun St. , Palestine
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rountree, J.B.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
North Side Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000825)
Roughly bounded by Kolsted, N. Perry, W. Green, and N. Conrad Sts. , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller, Theo, Brook, James F.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Old Town Residential Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000509)
Also known as Old Town
Rougly surrounded by Lacey St. , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Broyles, George D.,, Jones, Fred, et al.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
More Information:
archives document
Pace McDonald Site (added 1982 - - #82004488)
Also known as Site 41 AN 51
Address Restricted , Palestine
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Caddoan
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Palestine Carnegie Library (added 1988 - - #88001944)
Also known as Carnegie Library
502 N. Queen St. , Palestine
Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McKim,C.C., Rountree,J.F.
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
archives document
Palestine High School (added 1986 - - #86002295)
Also known as Reagan School;Reagan, John H., Memorial Center
400 Micheaux Ave. , Palestine
Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sanguinet & Staats, Flynt,A.W.
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Post Office--Palestine (added 1998 - - #98000693)
101 E. Oak St. , Palestine
Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor, James Knox
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Museum
More Information:
archives document
Reagan, John H., Monument (added 1998 - - #98000633)
Reagan Park;vicinity of Park and Crockett Sts. , Palestine
Jim Evans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Coppini, Pompeo
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
More Information:
archives document
Redlands Hotel (added 1998 - - #98000634)
400 N. Queen St , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Phelps, Henry T., Brooks, J.F.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Robinson Bank Building (added 1998 - - #98000691)
213 W. Main St. , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and School (added 1979 - - #79002909)
503 N. Queen St. , Palestine
Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clayton,Nicholas J.
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Saunders, A. C., Site (added 1982 - - #82004487)
Also known as Site 41 AN 19
Address Restricted , Frankston
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Caddoan, Frankston Phase
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
South Side Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000826)
Roughly bounded by W. Colorado, and S. Michaux Sts., and Union Pacific Railroad Tracks , Palestine
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maffitt, Theodore S.
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
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