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

Stilley-Young House

Photographed by Mitchel Whitington, August 16, 2012

1. Stilley-Young House Marker

Inscription. Builders completed this house for Frank Stilley, a cotton broker from Louisiana, and his wife Minerva Fox Stilley shortly after they married in 1860. They owned the house until the early 1880s. By 1885, former slave Charlie Young purchased the home. A well-known barber, Young wore a Prince Albert suit as a uniform and provided customers with personalized shaving mugs, imprinted with gold letters spelling out their names. The house remained in his family until 1983. The Greek Revival structure features an integral, full-width porch, box columns, and symmetrical front elevation.

Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13675.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 32° 45.254′ N, 94° 21.081′ W. Marker is in Jefferson, Texas, in Marion County. It is on Moseley Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 405 Moseley St, Jefferson TX 75657, 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 walking distance of this marker: Christ Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Todd-Terhune Residence (about 700 feet away); Falling Leaves, 1855 (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Capt. Charles G. Graham (approx. ¼ mile away); The House of the Seasons (approx. ¼ mile away); Jefferson Public Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Stuart Hamblen (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jefferson.

More about this marker. The location marked is more commonly known as "The Grove," named for the grove of Native Texas Pecan Trees that surround it.

Additional keywords. Grove

Stilley-Young House (The Grove) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mitchel Whitington, August 16, 2012

2. Stilley-Young House (The Grove)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2012, by Mitchel Whitington of Jefferson, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,574 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2012, by Mitchel Whitington of Jefferson, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.