​The Pool-Tibbs House

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Marker No: 5402

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 31.662622,-97.470856

Marker Text: ​S. A. Pool built this residence, a store, and a cotton gin on the river bank in 1870, when the town of Valley Mills stood on the north side of the Bosque. The building stone came from nearby Fitzhugh Hill. Robert A. Tibbs, a Mississippi Civil War veteran, bought the house in 1891. After acquiring it in 1926, Anselm Tibbs (1886-1967) removed the original Greek Revival portico and made other changes. The town of Valley Mills moved south of the river when the Santa Fe Railroad was built. As a consequence, this is the oldest house in the present, or "new" town. (1978) 

Location: 108 Tibbs Drive, Valley Mills