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

Gingerbread House

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 2, 2025

1. Gingerbread House Marker

Inscription. Built about 1895. Victorian architecture. Heart pine and other fine materials used, including brass hardware. Many porches; carved skirt, fascia and cornice boards. Other ornate trim details. Restored by the C.V. Lindseys. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9274.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 31° 29.944′ N, 94° 20.917′ W. Marker is in Chireno, Texas, in Nacogdoches County. It is on Gingerbread Lane (Loop Texas Route 34) 0.1 miles east of Farm to Market Road 95, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 316 Gingerbread Ln, Chireno TX 75937, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Chireno, World War II P.O.W. Camp (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chireno Lower Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Halfway Inn (approx. ¾ mile away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 4.6 miles away); John Balch (approx. 6.4 miles away); Cove Springs Cemetery (approx.

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Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 2, 2025

2. Gingerbread House and marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 119 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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