​Governor Sayers House

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Marker No: 9226

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Location: ​1703 Wilson Street, Bastrop

Geographic: 30.111609,-97.322159

Marker Text: ​This Greek Revival residence was constructed in 1868 by Joseph D. Sayers (1841-1929) for his bride Ada Walton. Sayers had moved to Texas from Mississippi with his father in 1851. After serving in the Civil War as a Confederate officer, he returned to Bastrop to teach school and practice law. An active political leader, Sayers was a state senator, lieutenant governor, and U. S. congressman prior to his two terms as the Governor of Texas, 1899-1903. (1971)