Photograph of William Garrett Plantation — Photograph by File:Historic American Buildings Survey, E.O. Taylor, Photographer March 1, 1934 VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST (FRONT). - William , Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

William Garrett Plantation House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

From the record

“The William Garrett Plantation is a plantation complex with a plantation house located near the town of San Augustine in San Augustine County, Texas. The house was "Texas frontier architecture" with some elements of Greek Revival and is notable for its "grandiose" scale.”
Wikipedia article William Garrett Plantation, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 8 National Register listings published here for San Augustine County · listed in 1977 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Garrett, William, Plantation House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 1 mi. W of San Augustine on TX 21, San Augustine, 75972
When was it listed? March 1977
Category. building
Census division. San Augustine
Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 77001474 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

151 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of William Garrett Plantation House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,456 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	81
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	38
Natural	8
Equipment and vehicle use	8
Arson/incendiarism	7
Power generation/transmission/distribution	6
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Smoking	1
Fireworks	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 September 2011	Arson/incendiarism	4.0 acres	Livingston Area	LIVINGSTON - 866
6 September 2000	Smoking	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HENDERSON - 687
4 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	7098
3 September 1995	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
28 September 2006	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
27 September 2013	Debris and open burning	6.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	7131
22 September 2005	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	WOODVILLE - 251
19 September 2013	Arson/incendiarism	18 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	7129

Every fire recorded in San Augustine County

Storms near this property

60 of 84 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Augustine, the town this property stands in, in 84 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 38 thunderstorm wind, 33 hail, 9 flash flood, 4 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
March 2008	Flash Flood	San Augustine	$5,000,000	Ten to twenty inches of rain fell in the San Augustine and Sabine County area causing record flooding of some local creeks and reservoirs. Flash flooding was reported throughout the county and many bridges and roads were washed out. A fatality occurred when two people drove off the side of the road into deeper water. Only one of the occupants was able to get out.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	$500,000	The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Nacogdoches and San Augustine County and concluded that damage was the result of a major downburst. Hundreds of trees from Chireno to San Augustine and to the south were either uprooted or snapped. A few single story homes in the Denning area sustained major structural damage due to large oak trees falling onto the homes. Several chicken houses were damaged by the downburst winds along FM road 1196. The roofs were peeled back. Numerous cars were damaged due to fallen trees, such as along FM road 1277, where two full size trucks were pinned by large oak trees.
March 1999	Tornado (F2)	San Augustine	$100,000	This was a continuation of the Nacogdoches tornado. Damage was mainly forestry consisting of numerous trees fallen and limbs snapped. Three homes had major roof damage and a carport was completely destroyed. Two large bails of rain saturated hay (Approximately 1500 lbs each dry weight) were moved about 25 yards.
February 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	$50,000	Numerous trees toppled including one that fell across a home north of town
November 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	$30,000	A few trees were downed including one which fell across a home in town. There were no reports of injuries.
November 1997	Tornado (F1)	San Augustine	$15,000	The thunderstorm that produced the tornado formed along a squall line moving across the region. Damage consisted primarily of numerous snapped and fallen trees or trees that were topped. One older frame home was de-roofed.
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	$11,000	Several large trees down. A shed was blown over near Fm 147.
October 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	$5,000	Large trees were blown down by high winds. 3 S Broaddus Large trees were blown down.
March 2025	Hail	San Augustine	-	Quarter size hail reported in San Augustine.
January 2024	Flash Flood	San Augustine	-	A bridge on Water Street in San Augustine was closed due to flooding. Several other roads were closed from flooding in the city and throughout San Augustine County as well.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Trees downed on FM Road 2213 just south of San Augustine.
July 2024	Flash Flood	San Augustine	-	Flash flooding reported on Highway 2213 and FM Road 705 near San Augustine.
May 2020	Hail	San Augustine	-	Nickel to quarter size hail fell in San Augustine.
May 2019	Flash Flood	San Augustine	-	High water covered Highway 147 in San Augustine.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Trees were downed at the intersection of Hwy. 353 and 147 just east of San Augustine, Texas.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Trees were downed in and around the San Augustine community.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Several trees were downed in and around San Augustine, Texas.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Several trees were downed.
December 2015	Flash Flood	San Augustine	-	Roads were flooded and closed in downtown San Augustine, Texas.
March 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Numerous reports of trees and powerlines downed were received across all of San Augustine County. Power outages were widespread as well. There were reports of downed trees on homes with some roof damage reported from just the wind.
May 2014	Flash Flood	San Augustine	-	Water was over the intersections of Hwy. 21 and CR. 127 as well as Hwy. 147.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Several trees were downed in San Augustine, Texas.
March 2012	Hail	San Augustine	-	Driver on Hwy. 96 headed south from Center Texas and encountered up to quarter sized hail near San Augustine, Texas.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Trees and powerlines were downed on Bland Lake Road.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Trees were downed across the entire county.
May 2011	Hail	San Augustine	-	Hail was reported to have fallen in the Roberts Community just north of San Augustine, Texas.
March 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	A tree was downed northwest of San Augustine, Texas.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Power lines were blown down.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Trees and powerlines were downed across the entire county.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Trees were downed along CR 1277.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Power lines were downed in town.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Several trees were downed across the county.
November 2007	Hail	San Augustine	-	Hail fell for three minutes in town.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Multiple reports of trees and power lines downed throughout the county.
December 2007	Hail	San Augustine	-	Hail fell on state highway 21.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	A few trees downed at Junction of FM 1751 and FM 103.
May 2006	Hail	San Augustine	-	Hail fell in the town of Bronson.
May 2006	Hail	San Augustine	-	Hail fell near Bland Lake.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Numerous trees and powerlines downed across the entire county.
October 2006	Flash Flood	San Augustine	-	Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in numerous road closures including some secondary roads which were washed out. The rainfall which began during the late evening hours of the 15th and ended during the overnight hours of the 16th resulted in rainfall totals near 5 inches across the northern portion of the county to near 10.5 inches across the southern portion of the county.
December 2006	Flash Flood	San Augustine	-	Excessive heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in town resulting in many city streets under water. Flooding was also reported along Hwy 705 and 1751 near the Ayish Bayou.
October 2006	Flash Flood	San Augustine	-	Locally heavy rainfall resulted in the closure of County Road 332 southwest of San Augustine.
February 2005	Hail	San Augustine	-	Hail fell in the town of Denning.
February 2005	Hail	San Augustine	-	Hail fell at the intersection of Hwy 103 and FM 1751.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Trees downed.
November 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	TREES DOWNED.
April 2004	Hail	San Augustine	-	Hail fell along Hwy 147.
May 2004	Hail	San Augustine	-	Hail lasted for 10 minutes.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Several trees downed throughout the county.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Trees and power lines downed in several county locations.
April 2003	Hail	San Augustine	-	Hail fell along Highway 21 in the community of Denning.
April 2003	Tornado (F0)	San Augustine	-	A classic supercell thunderstorm moved northeastward across the county producing a weak tornado. No structural damage was seen. The tornado was confined to timber and farmland regions snapping and uprooting numerous small to medium Pine, Oak and Pecan trees.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Numerous trees down along Hwy 21.
March 2002	Tornado (F2)	San Augustine	-	Numerous trees snapped and felled along the extreme western portion of the track. A few power lines were also toppled northeast of Townsend. This tornado moved into San Augustine County, TX from Nacogdoches County, TX, Angelina County, TX and Polk County, TX.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Numerous trees down blocking FM705.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Numerous trees down.
February 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Several trees fell across Hwy 103.
October 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Several trees down along Fm1.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Several trees were blown down by high winds.
November 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	San Augustine	-	Trees were blown down along Highway 147.

Every storm recorded in San Augustine County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Horn-Polk House	1.2 miles	1976
Capt. Thomas William Blount House	1.7 miles	1973
San Augustine County Courthouse and Jail	1.7 miles	2004
San Augustine Commercial Historic District	1.8 miles	2007
San Augustine Residential Historic District	2.0 miles	2006
Ezekiel Cullen House	2.0 miles	1971

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 77001474 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
San Augustine County	All 8 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.