Texas Tourist Camp
National Register of Historic Places

Texas Tourist Camp

Decatur, Wise County, Texas
Listed
May 29, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97000477

About this property

The Texas Tourist Camp is a historic tourist camp in Decatur, Texas. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Emmet Franklin Boydston (2 December 1888 – 18 August 1945) was a local businessman, the son of George Washington Boydston and Eliza Jane Carter. In 1927, Boydston purchased the former feed lot for $400 with the intention of offering services to travelers. The original site consisted of a gas station and a wooden shed with travelers using the sight to camp overnight. The camp was expanded in 1931 when Boydston built three wooden cabins, he expanded further in 1935 and the cabins were faced with rockwork. The Boydston family continued to operate on the site until 1988. The site was brought back into the family in recent years, with Nancy Rosendahl, the granddaughter of Emmet Franklin Boydston owning the site. National Register of Historic Places listings in Wise County, Texas

Location

900--904 S US 81/287
Decatur, Wise County, Texas
33.22852, -97.57619

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Nearby Historic Sites

Waggoner Mansion
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0.4 mi
Administration Building, Decatur Baptist College
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0.7 mi
Wise County Courthouse
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0.7 mi
Brown, J. T., Hotel
Industrial
13.5 mi
Gregory Road Bridge at Duck Creek
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24 mi

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When was Texas Tourist Camp listed on the National Register?

Texas Tourist Camp was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Texas Tourist Camp?

Texas Tourist Camp is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Texas Tourist Camp?

The period of significance for Texas Tourist Camp is recorded as the industrial era.

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