James Walker Log House

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James Walker Log House
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James Walker Log House
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James Walker Log House
Nearest city Brenham, Texas
Coordinates 30°10′24″N96°20′3″W / 30.17333°N 96.33417°W / 30.17333; -96.33417 Coordinates: 30°10′24″N96°20′3″W / 30.17333°N 96.33417°W / 30.17333; -96.33417
Arealess than one acre
Built1824 (1824)
NRHP reference # 89001143 [1]
RTHL # 16819
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1989
Designated RTHL2011

James Walker Log House is a historic log house in Brenham, Texas.

Log house type of house, built from wooden logs; much the same as a log cabin

A log house, or log building, is a structure built with horizontal logs interlocked at the corners by notching. Logs may be round, squared or hewn to other shapes, either handcrafted or milled. The term "log cabin" generally refers to a smaller, more rustic log house, such as a hunting cabin in the woods, that may or may not have electricity or plumbing.

Brenham, Texas City in Texas, United States

Brenham is a city in east-central Texas in Washington County, United States, with a population of 15,716 according to the 2010 U.S. census. It is the county seat of Washington County. Brenham is south of College Station, and about halfway between Houston and Austin approximately 70 miles (110 km) northwest of Houston, and about 90 miles (140 km) east of Austin.

It was built in 1824 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [2]

See also

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "James Walker Log House". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2015.