Near Hamshire in Jefferson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Hamshire House

Photographed by James Hulse, January 11, 2023

1. Hamshire House Marker

Inscription. On land patented to William H. Smith, who died at the Alamo.

Of Louisiana Cypress style is typical of ranches of the time built 1859 by A. Mobray for Emil Broussard. He sold to Eloi and Azema Broussard. Here grew up a son J.E. Broussard who built first rice mill in Texas.

Widowed, Azema married Lovan Hamshire. They donated land for area's first Catholic Church. Few changes have been made in house since it was first built. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966

Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 10533.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 29° 51.43′ N, 94° 17.243′ W. Marker is near Hamshire, Texas, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of East Hamshire Road and Gallier Road, on the left when traveling east on East Hamshire Road. The marker is located along the road at the driveway to the house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10959 East Hamshire Road, Hamshire TX 77622, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 18 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Leo Edward Craigen (approx. 1½ miles away); The Mayumi Legacy (approx. 4.2 miles away); Town of Winnie (approx. 6.2 miles away); Winnie-Stowell (approx. 6.4 miles away); Opelousas Trail (approx. 13.6 miles away); Blanchette Cemetery (approx. 17.3 miles away); Pear Orchard Cemetery (approx. 17.4 miles away); Sprott Hospital (approx. 17.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Hamshire, TX. Texas State Historical Association

Hamshire is on State Highway 124 twenty miles southwest of Beaumont in western Jefferson County. It was probably named for Lovan Hamshire, an area land developer active as early as the 1870s. Hamshire was on the Gulf and Interstate Railway and secured a post office in 1897. A townsite plat was filed in 1911 by Theodore F. Koch.

(Submitted on January 12, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, January 11, 2023

2. Hamshire House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.