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Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site. Sam Bell Maxey was a Mexican War veteran, former Confederate general, and future U.S. Senator when his family moved into their fashionable, newly built home on the south side of Paris in 1868. In this home, the Maxey family navigated the political and social landscape from Reconstruction Era Texas ...
- Sam Bell Maxey House History | Texas Historical Commission
Sam Bell Maxey Long (Maxey’s great-nephew) and his wife Lala...
- Plan Your Visit to Sam Bell Maxey House | Texas Historical ...
Today, the Sam Bell Maxey House has more than 10,000...
- Sam Bell Maxey House History | Texas Historical Commission
The Sam Bell Maxey House is a historic house in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. Samuel Bell Maxey, a prominent local attorney and later two-term U.S. senator, built the large two-story house after serving as a major general in the Confederate Army. It is built in the High Victorian Italianate style.
Texas. 812 South Church Street. Paris, TX 75460. United States. Get Directions. Website. http://www.visitsambellmaxeyhouse.com. Sam Bell Maxey State Historic Site, a Texas Historical Commission property, is situated in the historic district of Paris, a northeast Texas community.
The Sam Bell Maxey House, located at 812 South Church Street in Paris, Texas, was built 1866–67 by Samuel Bell Maxey, prominent local attorney and later United State senator. Maxey, who served as a major general in the Confederate Army, built the large two-story frame house just after his return from the war.
The Maxey house is one of the earliest Italianate residences in the state. In its massing and proportions, it demonstrates the lingering influence of Greek Revival. Occupied by the family until 1967, it was donated to the City of Paris and transferred to the state in 1976.
