Green-Batte House

Address County utm_east

Milam


utm_zone utm_north

Cameron 14
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Location Repair Condition

been removed - last known resident Mrs. Lee Batte Hickerson. House is falling in on top of itself, overgrown. Contact Mr. Shipp (relative) next door on N. Farris St. behind new Cameron Elementary.

Marker Text

Now enclosed, original cabin on site was built of logs and bricks both made

nearby, 1847. Owner was George Green (1813-1885), prominent early surveyor

and soldier in Battle of San Jacinto. Home was among Cameron's first. Boards

were added in 1850s. About 1900, R. L. Batte, Sr., an oil mill owner, law

officer, and capitalist, purchased home. Over years, both owners added

rooms. Batte reared his children and many orphans in this house. Recorded

Texas Historic Landmark - 1969