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Photographer: Jim Evans
Taken: December 30, 2012
Caption: Yates House in Sam Houston Park
Additional Description: The park contains several historic structures. Among them the Yates House which can be seen from the fence near the marker. The reference below to Freedmen's Town refers to a section of Houston that became populated by African Americans after emancipation. The 1870 Yates House is a simplified example of the Greek Revival style, with a symmetrical, full facade first and second story porch that is supported by Tuscan columns. Originally built by Reverend Jack Yates at 1318 Andrews Street in Freedmen’s Town, the structure was donated to The Heritage Society and moved to Sam Houston Park in 1994. Construction of this house a mere five years after Emancipation illustrates the indomitable spirit of a formerly enslaved population that was transitioning into a free society in Houston.
Submitted: December 31, 2012, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas.
Database Locator Identification Number: p230167
File Size: 1.903 Megabytes

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