This log structure adjacent to the Sabine River Ferry played an important role in early Texas history. For the owners, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, we prepared a master plan and measured drawings funded with a Preservation Trust Fund Grant from the Texas Historical Commission. Design and construction documents were developed with recommendations for physical stabilization; additional research; fund raising; bidding and construction; and future projects, including a visitors’ center and acquisition of additional property to create a buffer from adjacent development.

Two options were presented for restoration of the log house, as well as schematic elevations of the proposed visitor’s center. An appendix to the master plan contains an inventory and copies of all materials collected during the research phase, providing a convenient reference for future research.