Sam_Bell_Maxey_House

Sam Bell Maxey House

Sam Bell Maxey House

Historic house in Texas, United States

The Sam Bell Maxey House is a historic house in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. Samuel Bell Maxey, a prominent local attorney and later two-term U.S. senator, built the large two-story house after serving as a major general in the Confederate Army.[3] It is built in the High Victorian Italianate style.

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From 1868 to 1966, the house was the home of Samuel B. Maxey and his family. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lamar County, Texas on March 18, 1971.[4] The house was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1962.[5] Restoration was completed September 1, 1980, and it was opened to the public on a tour basis. On January 1, 2008, the house was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission and is now operated at the Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site.

  • Library
  • Longs' sitting room
  • Longs' bedroom

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "SAM BELL MAXEY HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  3. [3]
    TSHA Handbook of Texas Online
  4. [4]
    "NRHP Maxey House". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  5. [5]
    "RTHL Maxey House". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

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