Historical Marker
Bridges House
Historical marker location:
Roganville, Texas
( take FM 2254 W to Rockhill Rd. N about 1 mi.)
Marker installed: 1966
Built 1838-40 by a settler from North Carolina, Ruffin C. Turner. Lumber throughout was pit-sawn, hand-planed.
Frontier design, with hall enclosed. Original glass in fanlight and entry panels.
Largest red cedar tree in U. S. stands in the yard.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966.
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