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The Benefield House • 1009 S. Line Street
The Painted Ladies of Jefferson • 403 E. Walker Street
The Painted Ladies of Jefferson • 403 E. Walker Street
The Benefield House is a true gem of history and hospitality. The J. H. Benefield, Sr. home was known as the "Gay 90's" house because of the many social affairs that were held in the drawing room when Jefferson was a leading port in Texas. It is a Queen Anne Victorian style house, with fine architectural details, as is typical of the spacious old homes built around the turn of the 20th century.
The Painted Ladies of Jefferson • 403 E. Walker Street
The Painted Ladies of Jefferson • 403 E. Walker Street
The Painted Ladies of Jefferson • 403 E. Walker Street
The Painted Ladies of Jefferson, formerly known as Captain's Castle, also known as the Rogers-McCasland home, was so named by Captain Thomas J. Rogers, a confederate officer and local pioneer banker. In the early 1870's he combined two older houses, one already located on the present site (the back part of the existing structure) and the other, an imposing landmark of Tennessee Planters Architecture (the two-story front portion), he moved across town on log rollers, with oxen, from down on the river front.
The Tarry House • 419 Polk Street
The Painted Ladies of Jefferson • 403 E. Walker Street
The Sherrill-Benefield House • 504 W. Austin Street
The Tarry House is an American Craftsman style home which emerged between 1900 and 1929. These homes were a backlash against the Industrial Revolutions mass-produced Victorian architecture, which prized ornamental decoration as opposed to the Craftsman's natural and simplistic form. The Craftsman homes were very popular in California and the Midwest, however, the Tarry Home, built in 1919 by Radford Tarry, is purported to be the oldest brick Craftsman in East Texas.
The Sherrill-Benefield House • 504 W. Austin Street
The Sherrill-Benefield House • 504 W. Austin Street
The Sherrill-Benefield House • 504 W. Austin Street
Of Victorian/Farmhouse architecture, the Sherrill-Benefield House was built by Benjamin F. Sherrill just before the turn of the century in or around 1895. Mr. Sherrill served as Jefferson's mayor at one time and was still living there in 1900, according to the census. A fire occurred early in the 1900s that burned the top story and was rebuilt as the siding on the second story is different, which leads to its charm.
Enchanted Forest • 502 E. Jefferson Street
The Sherrill-Benefield House • 504 W. Austin Street
Enchanted Forest • 502 E. Jefferson Street
Stroll through 115 Decorated and Lighted Christmas Trees at no charge. Various individuals, families, businesses and organizations decorate these endearing trees in support of the Jefferson Lions Club.
The Enchanted Forest is located in Lions Park at 502 E. Jefferson Street.