Near Navasota in Grimes County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
R.B.S. Foster Home
Photographed by James Hulse, March 3, 2021
1. R.B.S. Foster Home Marker
Early Texas plantation home in architectural style of the Atlantic states. Malcolm Camp, wealthy cotton planter, built this structure in 1859, with lumber hauled from East Texas sawmills. High-ceilinged rooms are very large. Formal dining room in sandstone-lined cellar was unique. Had detached kitchen.
Purchased 1883 by a leading local citizen, R.B.S. Foster (1848-1889), this was birthplace of his three children - Georgia, Robert F. and Nettie Rose. So stable is this locality that home was continuously occupied until 1966 by Fosters or their agents.
Preservation is by Robert F. Wier Kingman
Entered in the National Register of Historic Places
Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 8579.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
Location. 30° 24.581′ N, 96° 3.016′ W. Marker is near Navasota, Texas, in Grimes County. It is on State Highway 90 0.1 miles north of Farm to Market Road 3455, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located across the street from the Navasota Livestock Auction grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Navasota TX 77868, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert A. Horlock House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sangster House
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Photographed by James Hulse, March 3, 2021
2. R.B.S. Foster Home Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, March 3, 2021
3. The R.B.S. Foster Home Marker from across the road
Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
