Freeman Farm
a.k.a. Kickapoo Farm; Freeman Plantation
Co. Rd. 323, 3 mil3s SE. of Frankston, Frankston, TXThe Freeman Farm is a rural property located in Anderson County that is developed through early Anglo settlement efforts and is dominated by a c. 1854 Greek Revival farmhouse. It is based on the idea that early rural English settlements were based on farmsteads, and that this type of structure provides a foundation for continued agricultural production. It has supported listing in the National Register under Criterion A in the area of Agriculture, at the local level of significance.
Established as a cotton and com plantation, the Freeman Farm is a good example of a traditional rural property developed during the 19th century through early Anglo settlement efforts in Anderson County. William F. Freeman, a successful farmer and local postmaster, developed the farm through the 1880s. The farm is dominated by a c. 1854 Greek Revival farmhouse and a collection of outbuildings that typify the vernacular building traditions of this period. Subsequent changes to the main house and property reflect the transformation of the region's agricultural landscape. With the help of several generations of descendants, the farm has continued as an agricultural operation and represents the immigration and settlement patterns of rural Anderson County. The Freeman Farm supports listing in the National Register under Criterion A in the area of Agriculture, at the local level of significance.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.