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Jenkins House (Bastrop, Texas)

Coordinates: 30°7′7.75″N 97°19′13.5″W / 30.1188194°N 97.320417°W / 30.1188194; -97.320417
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Jenkins House
Jenkins House (Bastrop, Texas) is located in Texas
Jenkins House (Bastrop, Texas)
Jenkins House (Bastrop, Texas) is located in the United States
Jenkins House (Bastrop, Texas)
Location1710 Main St,
Bastrop, Texas
Coordinates30°7′7.75″N 97°19′13.5″W / 30.1188194°N 97.320417°W / 30.1188194; -97.320417
Built1880
ArchitectEd & John Jenkins
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.78003299 [1]
RTHL No.9201
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1978
Designated RTHL1964

The Jenkins House is a historic home in Bastrop, Texas. It was built about 1836 for Sarah Jenkins. Her first husband was killed by Indians. Her second was killed at the Battle of the Alamo.

The Jenkins House started as a single-room log cabin and then was enlarged to a two-room log cabin with a "dog-trot" between rooms. A kitchen and dining "ell" was added in subsequent years, and finally, the dog-trot opening was enclosed as a hall, the house sided with clapboard, and a porch running the length of the building added to create its present Victorian appearance.[2] The house was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1964. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Bastrop Commercial District", Texas Historical Atlas. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2008.