Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site

Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site

Location	Grimes County, Texas
Nearest city	Anderson
Coordinates	30°28′58.5″N 95°59′1.5″W / 30.482917°N 95.983750°W / 30.482917; -95.983750
Area	1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Established	1987
Governing body	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site is a historic hotel in Anderson, Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired the 1.4-acre (0.57 ha) site by purchase in 1977 from a Fanthorp descendant. Ten years were spent researching and restoring the Inn to its 1850 look. The site was opened to the public on October 4, 1987.^[1]

The clapboard-covered log house was built in 1834 by an English immigrant, Henry Fanthorp, as a home for his third wife, Rachel Kennard. He bought 1,100 acres (450 ha) and built his house in 1834 along the road that crossed his land. The building was enlarged in about 1850 to accommodate its usage as a hotel and store.^[2]

Henry Fanthorp was appointed postmaster by the Provisional Texas Government in 1835. The building was the first post office in the region. Fanthorp Inn became a well-known stopping place for stagecoaches, travelers, and the community.

On July 3, 1845, Kenneth Lewis Anderson, vice-president of the Republic of Texas died from illness at the Inn while en route home from Washington-on-the-Brazos.^[3]

References

^ "Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site," Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved Oct 31, 2008.
^ "Anderson Historic District," Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Retrieved Oct 31, 2008.
^ "Anderson, Kenneth Lewis," The Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved Oct. 31, 2008.

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Texas Parks and Wildlife: Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site

Protected areas of Texas

Federal

National Parks	Big Bend Guadalupe Mountains
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National Historic Trails	El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
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State Forests and Arboretums	E.O. Siecke I.D. Fairchild John Henry Kirby Masterson W. Goodrich Jones Ruth Bowling Nichols Arboretum Olive Scott Petty Arboretum
State Wildlife Trails	Great Texas Coastal Heart of Texas Panhandle Plains Prairies and Pineywoods

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