Location Grimes County, Texas Area 5,700 m² Established 1987 | Nearest city Anderson Phone +1 936-873-2633 | |
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Governing body Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Address 579 S Main St, Anderson, TX 77830, USA Management Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Similar Fort Leaton State Historic S, Monument Hill and Kreische, Fannin Battleground State Hist, Landmark Inn Complex, Atlanta State Park | ||
Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site is a historic hotel in Anderson, Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired the 1.4-acre (0.57 ha) site by purchase in 1977 from a Fanthorp descendant. Ten years were spent researching and restoring the Inn to its 1850 look. The site was opened to the public on October 4, 1987.
The clapboard-covered log house was built in 1834 by an English immigrant, Henry Fanthorp, as a home for his third wife, Rachel Kennard. He bought 1,100 acres (450 ha) and built his house in 1834 along the road that crossed his land. The building was enlarged in about 1850 to accommodate its usage as a hotel and store.
Henry Fanthorp was appointed postmaster by the Provisional Texas Government in 1835. The building was the first post office in the region. Fanthorp Inn became a well-known stopping place for stagecoaches, travelers, and the community.
On July 3, 1845, Kenneth Lewis Anderson, vice-president of the Republic of Texas died from illness at the Inn while en route home from Washington-on-the-Brazos.