Nacogdoches: Durst-Taylor House and Gardens

White house with a covered porch
Portrait of Haden Edwards

Haden Edwards (Old Stone Fort Museum)

Painting of a man, woman, and child with a covered cart and two donkeys

Tejano families living in Tejas (San Antonio Museum of Art)

Document dated 1826 of Edward’s Grant, Texas

Haden Edwards land grant

Map dates 1835 showing the Republic of Fredonia

Republic of Fredonia on French Map circa 1835

The Durst-Taylor House was built circa 1835, during the tumultuous days of the Texas Revolution. It is the second-oldest house in Nacogdoches – and was once the home of Joseph Durst, the “rebel mayor” during the infamous Fredonian Rebellion. It is a rare surviving home from the Revolutionary period in its original location.

The Durst-Taylor Historic House & Gardens is open to visitors, and features a fully functioning smokehouse, blacksmith shop, chicken coop, heirloom gardens and a sugarcane mill.

Durst-Taylor House and Gardens

  • Hours:Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Admission: None
  • 304 North St., Nacogdoches, TX
  • 936-560-4443
  • Visit Website
  • National Register of Historic Places
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