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minutes from Lake Sam Rayburn, site of many national
fishing tournaments. Established in 1910, this 5 bedroom home is decorated in art deco style and recently
remodeled with central air and large back yard deck.
Located within walking distance of Hemphill town
square, Ironwood offers a glimpse of the leisurely
and hospitable lifestyle of the past. Quaint shops and
restaurants, as well as the old jail, are located on the
town square.
Village Street
Woodville
Built sometime between 1900 and 1905, Village Street
Bed and Breakfast in Woodville, TX is the oldest home
available for an overnight stay in Tyler County. This
Texas
bed
and
breakfast is beautifully restored and
you may choose
from 5 different bedrooms, each with a
private bath and entrance. Three rooms
are decorated close to original for an early 1900’s
experience or you may select from two rooms
remodeled with more modern décor.
The two more modern rooms in the home were
formerly a breezeway and a carriage house. Guests
are invited to enjoy the large comfortable porch
and bright rooms with large beautiful windows and
14-foot ceilings. When you stay here, you may choose
from a claw-foot tub or a whirlpool tub. Each room also
has wireless Internet and Direct TV. A scrumptious hot
breakfast is served every day and special needs are
accommodated whenever possible.
cable TV with remote control, and a commercial
“super comfortable” mattress. A ramp provides
handicapped access to the first floor. The doors are
35” wide allowing wheelchair access to the parlor,
dining room, great hall, and the bedrooms.
Llano Grande Plantation
Nacogdoches
Llano Grande Plantation Bed & Breakfast is also
a 700 acre working Tree Farm, nestled deep in the
Piney Woods near Nacogdoches in East Texas. Bed &
Breakfast guests can enjoy the peaceful, serene
surroundings, walk in the woods, fish, do some bird
watching in our two stands or just sit and swing on the
porch and unwind. The proprietors, the Phillips family,
offer two Bed & Breakfast accommodations, each in
beautiful surroundings. Each of these bed & breakfast
buildings are Landmark historic restorations. The Tol
Barret House is on the National Register of Historic
Places in addition to being a Texas State Landmark.
The most elegant historic house is Rose Wild: The
Simpson Plantation House. These homes have both
been restored “by hand” with a great deal of love
and attention to detail. Their charming interiors and
beautiful surroundings have been featured in a
number of national magazines.
Rosewild: The Simpson
Plantation House
The most elegant Bed & Breakfast accommodation
is Rosewild, the white-columned plantation home
of Victor Jefferson Simpson whose family settled in
Nacogdoches in 1827. V.J. Simpson built this
architecturally impressive edifice for his bride
in 1855. He was a
co-signer on a $3000 note
when Barrett borrowed
The Columns -San Augustine
money to finance the first
Welcome to The Columns Bed and Breakfast located producing oil well drilled
in historic San Augustine. This house, built in 1902 by in Texas in 1866. It is also
J. Matthew Cartwright and wife, “Emmie” remained notable that Simpson
in the Cartwright family until 2001.This beautiful six was a second cousin of
bedroom home has central heat/air and is furnished Confederate President
with antiques, some of which were originally owned Jefferson Davis and also of U.S. President (General)
by the Cartwright family. Each custom decorated Ulysses Simpson Grant. His house was originally
room has a 3/4 bath (lavatory, shower, commode), situated on the Simpson plantation 6 miles east of
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