Richmond in Fort Bend County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of the Home of Mirabeau B. Lamar

1798-1859

Photographed by Gregory Walker, February 25, 2012

1. Site of the Home of Mirabeau B. Lamar Marker

Inscription. Father of Texas education. President of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1841. He lived here from 1851 to 1859.

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 9004.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 29° 34.616′ N, 95° 45.046′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Texas, in Fort Bend County. It can be reached from Eugene Heinmann Circle 0.2 miles north of William Ways Boulevard. Marker is located within the Mirabeau B. Lamar Homestead Park and Archeological Reserve, behind the levee, east of the Fort Bend County Justice Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1717 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond TX 77469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also on the American Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cisterns (a few steps from this marker); Lamar Moves to Richmond (a few steps from this marker); The Lamar Slaves (within shouting distance of this marker); The Second Mrs. Lamar (within shouting distance of this marker); Natural tributes of the Site

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Lamar's Last Years in Richmond (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Artifacts (within shouting distance of this marker); Agriculture (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Also see . . . Mirabeau B. Lamar article in Handbook of Texas Online. (Submitted on June 26, 2016, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas.)

Location of Home of Mirabeau B. Lamar Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, February 25, 2012

2. Location of Home of Mirabeau B. Lamar Marker

Foundation bricks of the Home of Mirabeau B. Lamar behind marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, February 25, 2012

3. Foundation bricks of the Home of Mirabeau B. Lamar behind marker.

Sign protecting the archeological park behind the levee. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, February 25, 2012

4. Sign protecting the archeological park behind the levee.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2016, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,611 times since then and 106 times this year. Last updated on November 19, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 26, 2016, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.