Bastrop in Bastrop County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Hartford Jenkins Home

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 27, 2023

1. Hartford Jenkins Home Marker

Inscription. Built 1906 by J. P. Fowler, Jr. Bought 1912 by Hartford and Beulah Alice (Hemphill) Jenkins, whose heirs still own house. Jenkins, the first county superintendent of schools, also was a county judge, commissioner, and clerk of district court.Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971

Erected 1971 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9200.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 30° 6.835′ N, 97° 19.062′ W. Marker is in Bastrop, Texas, in Bastrop County. It is at the intersection of Pecan Street and Beech Street, on the left when traveling north on Pecan Street. Marker is in the front lawn, close to the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1302 Pecan Street, Bastrop TX 78602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

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,

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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: Klockman - Elzner Home (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church of Bastrop (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Bastrop Academy Bell (about 700 feet away); Brooks-Wilbarger House (about 700 feet away); Bastrop Methodist Church (about 800 feet away); White-Turner House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bastrop Opera House (approx. 0.2 miles away); First National Bank of Bastrop (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bastrop.

Hartford Jenkins Home and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 27, 2023

2. Hartford Jenkins Home and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.