407 E Jefferson St Jefferson, TX 75657

This Greek-Revival cottage was constructed in the early 1850s by pioneer Jeffersonians, Bartholomew Figures and his wife, Caroline M. Figures, two blocks east of one of Jefferson’s first hotels which they constructed and operated in the 1840s, the earliest period of Jefferson’s golden era as a steamboat port and gateway to the State of Texas. It is located at 407 E. Jefferson Street in the Historic Riverfront District.This home has two bedrooms, one bathroom, a large meeting room with a fireplace, a full back porch, high ceilings and original trim. It was owned during its history by other prominent families of the 19th and 20th centuries including the Wright, Harrison, Ligon, Ward, Schluter and Benefield families.In 1970, Tommie Wurtsbaugh Glick, a Jefferson native, educator and sculptor, then living in Great Neck, New York, purchased the home and restored it. It became a place for gatherings of politicians, artists and achievers from New York, Texas and other states for the promotion of the arts, environmental conservation, historic restoration and innovative thinking in Jefferson. This property has a provenance and legacy as a place for good works. It affords an opportunity for a purchaser to continue this tradition of fine and gracious living.