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
February 22
19th Century Baking Series
Workshop attendees will make their own baked items using the site's 1880 wood burning stove and oven. After baking and clean up, all will enjoy a nice cup of tea and snack to celebrate a job well done!
$20 per person
Registration...
March 10
Fairy Garden Series
Create your own Fairy Garden at Starr Family Home. We will use a 3-day series to create accessories and props for a Fairy Garden. On the final day, you will go home with your very own Fairy Garden. All supplies will be provided, but you are more...
March 11
Fairy Garden Series
Create your own Fairy Garden at Starr Family Home. We will use a 3-day series to create accessories and props for a Fairy Garden. On the final day, you will go home with your very own Fairy Garden. All supplies will be provided, but you are more...
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...
