Walking Tour

This easy walk around historic San Augustine takes between one and two hours, depending on how much you explore!

San Augustine City Cemetery: (Livingston and Montgomery Streets)
Originally the family cemetery of J. C. Anderson, it dates back to the 1830s. Prominent San Augustine citizens interred there include Col. Stephen W. Blount, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence, Dr. George L. Crocket, Historian, and Benjamin F. Benton, CSA Captain.

Memorial Presbyterian Church: (207 East Livingston Street)
Organized as the Bethel Presbyterian Church in 1838 in the Goodlaw School House, the oldest Presbyterian church in Texas moved into San Augustine two years later. The current building was completed in 1887 and given the name Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Pink Lady: (412 East Livingston Street)
In 2001 the Garden Club purchased a 1917 Victorian home and executed a complete renovation and adaptation as a multi-purpose cultural enrichment center that would benefit citizens and visitors alike. In just 16 months from the purchase date, the project was completed and the Pink Lady was opened.

Augus Theatre/Museum Theatre: (Columbia Street - Downtown Square)
The Museum/Theatre was constructed in the 1920s by E. H. Blount. Best known as the Augus Theatre, it was operated by William Wade from 1927 until 1972. The Museum/Theatre currently houses the San Augustine County Historical Foundation.

Colonel Stephen William Blount Home: (501 East Columbia)
This stately one story home was built in 1839 by noted architect Augustus Phelps for Stephen William Blount, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Christ Church: (201 South Ayish Street)
Organized in 1848 by Mrs. Frances Cox Henderson, wife of the first governor of Texas, the first building was completed in 1851 and destroyed by a storm in 1859. George F. Crocket deeded the land at the present site in 1869 and the current Gothic style building was completed in 1870.

First United Methodist Church: (205 S. Liberty)
In 1897, Columbus and Sarah Cartwright gave the entire block for a new building with the provision there be a hitching post for the horses. The current structure was completed in 1911, and the hitching post is still there.

Ezekiel Cullen Home: (Corner of Congress & Market Streets)
Built in 1839 by noted architect Augustus Phelps, it eventually became the home of Judge Ezekiel Cullen, an associated Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas, and a member of the Third Congress, 1838-1839. This delightful Museum houses a collection of paintings by the renowned artist, S. Seymour Thomas, a native of San Augustine.