Nestled in the heart of Marshall’s museums and cultural activities, Starr Family Home State Historic Site is composed of several elegant structures that map the 150-year history of the Starr family in Texas. Period furnishings, clothing, and antiques trace the transition of the buildings through four generations of the Starr family in Texas history.
Upcoming Events
December 8
Board Game Night at the Starr Family Home
Looking for fun this holiday season? Come join Starr Family Home and Table Ready for a night of board games. Grab your friends and head over to the Starr Family Home; Blake House, Thursday, December 8, 5-8:00pm. Board games will be set up in the...
December 10
Teddy Bear Tea Party
Come share the season's magic with your family and friends at the Starr Family Home Teddy Bear Tea Party. Enjoy tea sandwiches, scones, and baked sweets. Children will get to make holiday crafts to take home. Feel free to bring your favorite...
December 17
Storytime and Craft with Mrs. Claus
Join us in the Blake House at the Starr Family Home State Historic Site as Mrs. Claus reads children's Christmas story. Enjoy craft and holiday ornament and the wonder of the season at Storytime and Craft with Mrs. Claus .Free Admission....
From the Blog
By Megan Maxwell, Curator, Starr Family Home State Historic Site
Frank and Clara Starr raised six girls in Maplecroft. It’s no wonder, then, that the Starr Family Home State Historic Site has a large collection of hand-made doll clothing. Most of it is in a Victorian style dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, depicting the distinctive Victorian puffy-sleeved shirts and...
By Megan Maxwell and Barbara Judkins, Starr Family Home
Since the mid-1800s, cotton has been a major cornerstone in the southern economy. By the 1860s, southern plantations produced two-thirds of the world’s cotton supply. Crucial to the industry were the cotton brokers, or factors as they were often called. They provided a link between the plantations and the textile mills located in...
By Barbara Judkins and Megan Maxwell, site manager and curator at Starr Family Home State Historic Site
Ruth Starr Blake, the second youngest daughter of Frank and Clara Clapp Starr, grew up in Maplecroft, the centerpiece of the Starr Family Home State Historic Site. She was married to Arthur Blake in 1904, and by all accounts the marriage was a good match. The couple lived cozily in a...
