Historical Marker
R. C. Doom House
Historical marker location:
Jasper, Texas
( on FM 2799 about 9 mi. W of Jasper near junction of FM 2799 and FM 1747)
Marker installed: 1965
Built 1856 by R. C. Doom, earlier a Republic of Texas customs agent.
Ante-bellum style; 10' x 50' verandah.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965.
The state of Texas was once an independent country known as the Republic of Texas. It gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and was a separate nation until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.