This circa 1830s home was occupied by several great Texas
pioneers including Joseph Durst, found-er of the Texas town of
Angelina and Alcalde (mayor) of Nacogdoches; Issac W. Burton,
veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto; Bennet Blake, delegate to the
1875 Constitutional Convention; and Thomas J. Rusk, a signer of the
Texas Declaration of Independence and one of Texas' first two U.S.
Senators. The grounds of this historic landmark includes a
blacksmith shop, smokehouse, and historic gardens.