The Acosta-Taylor House
Texas Historic Landmark
The Family of Andres de Acosta, who settled in Nacogdoches in
1779, owned this property as early as 1809. Acosta sold the property, which
included a house to Joseph Durst (1789-1843) in 1827. Durst, who was Alcalde
of Nacogdoches when he bought the property, sold it in 1836, to David Hoffman,
then Alcalde. It included a house.
The architecture of this dwelling is representative of a traditional house
form of Anglo settlers in East Texas. It features gable end chimneys, slightly
tapered square columns and balustrade, and paneled shutters. It is possible
that this restored structure dates prior to 1827, but it is more probable,
because of its Anglo characteristics, to have been constructed during Durst's
tenure.
Subsequent owners of the house include: Issac W. Burton, Veteran of the
Battle of San Jacinto; Bennett Blake, Delegate to the 1875 Constitutional
Convention; Thomas J. Rusk, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
and one of Texas' first two United States Senators; and William Ochiltree,
Member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederacy.
Lawrence S. Taylor (1842-1925), Civil War Veteran and Nacogdoches County
Clerk, acquired the property in 1870. The Property remained in the Taylor
Family until 1989.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1995
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