407 West Travis St.
Marshall, TX 75670
GPS: N32° 32' 29.8" W94° 22' 15.4"
903-935-3044
starr-family-home@thc.texas.gov
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 4
Sparkles and Sprinkles
Kids of all ages are invited to make festive sparkly slime and a simple Christmas ornament. Afterwards, guests will use sprinkles to decorate a Christmas cookie and settle in with punch to enjoy a Christmas themed story, or two. $2 per person ...
December 18
Wonderland of Sites
FREE TOURS!
In conjunction with the City of Marshall’s Wonderland of Lights, Starr Family Home will be participating in Wonderland of Sites, free tours of local museums.
Maplecroft, the 1870s home of Frank and Clara Starr will be...
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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...
