National Register of Historic Places

Maxey, Samuel Bell, House

Paris, Lamar County, Texas
Listed
March 17, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000943

About this property

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. It is built in the High Victorian Italianate style. 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. The house was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1962. 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.

Location

812 E. Church St.
Paris, Lamar County, Texas
33.65399, -95.55496

Categories

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Sources

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When was Maxey, Samuel Bell, House listed on the National Register?

Maxey, Samuel Bell, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1971.

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Maxey, Samuel Bell, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Maxey, Samuel Bell, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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