Whitehall  aka Polley Mansion

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Marker Text: ​Built by Joseph Polley (1795-1869), one of "Old 300" settlers of Stephen F. Austin, and the first Austin colony sheriff. From Fort Bend and Austin counties, he at last settled here, where he had cattle herds called largest in Texas. In 1847-51 he built this stone mansion, with framing of Bandera Cypress, and cabinet work shipped by sea from New York. This was area social center. From here house guest Robert E. Lee wrote his last Texas letter.

Marker No: 13807

Texas Historic Landmark

Location: three miles north of Sutherland Springs on FM 539 (Polley Mansion)

Medallion & Plate (Medallion missing now but it was there in 2006) 

National Register of Historic Places

Geographic: 29.317095,-98.058151