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

Cullen House

Photographed By Brian Anderson, February 18, 2024

1. Cullen House Marker

Inscription. Greek colonial home; pediments, Doric columns. Garret ballroom runs length of house, has opening fan-shaped windows. Long, wide center hall. 5 fireplaces with crane in kitchen chimney. Virgin pine wood in wide board floors, walls.

Built 1839 by Ezekiel Wimberly Cullen, settler from Georgia, soldier of Texas Revolution, in 3rd Congress of the Republic. Friend to President Lamar, he wrote bill to fund schools (including state university) with public lands.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

Erected 1965 by Texas State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 7598.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 31° 31.702′ N, 94° 6.49′ W. Marker is in San Augustine, Texas, in San Augustine County. Marker is on South Congress Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 South Congress Street, San Augustine TX 75972, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First United Methodist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named First United Methodist Church (about 400 feet away); Site of the First Methodist Episcopal Church

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(about 700 feet away); Christ Church (about 700 feet away); Site of Old Customhouse (about 700 feet away); George Louis Crocket (about 700 feet away); Site of Law Office of Kenneth L. Anderson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Hollis Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Augustine.

Also see . . . Cullen, Ezekiel Wimberly (1814–1882) - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on February 24, 2024, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.)

Cullen House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Anderson, February 18, 2024

2. Cullen House

Dedication Marker in Front Yard image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Anderson, February 18, 2024

3. Dedication Marker in Front Yard

Early Texas Home
of
Ezekiel W. and Eliza A. Cullen
Built 1839 Restored 1953
by
Hugh Roy Cullen, their grandson, who presented it to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2024, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 24, 2024, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.