Save the Date
for 2010

THE GROVE

Frank Stilley, a cotton factor and Jefferson businessman, built the house in 1861. The Grove, named for the 140-year-old Native Texas Pecan trees on the property, is an architectural blend of classic Greek Revival with Creole influences. The home has been featured on HGTV, Showtime, and in Texas Monthly. It is owned by Mitchel and Tami Whitington, and is furnished not only with their family collections, but also with antiques dating back to several previous owners. The Grove is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. It is located at 405 Moseley Street .

The Mead-Heaster Home

Mead-Heaster Home - Although newer in construction, this house has been transformed into an early American home that is a surprise and joy when entered.  Pine flooring, hooked rugs, samplers, homespun curtains and primitive antiques are certainly reminiscent of an earlier time. All of this, along with candles and kerosene lamps and an abundance of greenery gathered from their 150 acres north of Jefferson , create an aura of Christmas past.   Karen and Carey Heaster hope visitors will leave inspired as to how to give their own homes, whatever age, the warmth and ambiance of an earlier time. It is located at
309 E. Walker .

Sain-Gleason Home

The Sain-Gleason Home located at 404 N. Market, built circa 1900, is a basic two-story Cape Cod style (Saltbox) cottage with Greek Revival details. The exterior and interior of the home retains the original wood, fireplace, windows, doors and moldings. Colonel King Sain, awarded the Silver Star for valor in WWII and retired as Inspector General in Viet Nam , purchased the home in the late sixties. He restored the home himself, including designing and making the stained glass panels around the front door. In earlier years the home was owned by the Goetzman family and Judge G. L. Dawson. The home is now owned by Colonel Sain's nephew, Bill Gleason and
his wife, Karen.

The Beard Home

This one-story Greek Revival cottage was built c.1860 by Noble A. Birge, a prominent Jefferson merchant and civic leader of the day. The home became known as “The Beard House” from its ownership by the Beard family in the late 19^th Century. This unique example of early Jefferson architecture with its distinct Italianate eave brackets was first restored by Mrs. James I. Peters in the 1950’s. The home was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and the Historic American Building Survey in 1936 and 1959. It is located at 221 N. Vale Street and is currently owned by Becky and William DeWare.

      
Other Information

Jefferson's Visitor Center
305 E. Austin St.