Fanthorp Inn
579 S. Main, Anderson, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1834
EST. 1834
1834
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Fanthorp Inn.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Fanthorp Inn
Henry Fanthorp built this house in 1834 as a home for his bride and later enlarged it into a hotel housing the area's first mercantile store and post office. Kenneth Lewis Anderson, vice president of the Republic of Texas, died here in 1845. The inn served as a stagecoach stop where routes between Houston, Nacogdoches, and Austin crossed.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Fanthorp Inn
Built in 1834 by Henry Fanthorp as a home for his bride, Rachel Kennard. Enlarged for hotel purpose. Served as first mercantile establishment and first post office (1835) in the region. Here Kenneth Lewis Anderson, vice-president of the Republic of Texas, died July 3, 1845. Stage lines from Houston to Old Springfield and Nacogdoches to Austin crossed here. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5185008573
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