This is the main house of a rather large sugar cane plantation. It was built in 1834 with slave labor and local materials, mainly handmade bricks using clay from the Brazos River. It was owned by the same family for 34 years but sold after the Civil War. In 1901 it was bought by former Texas Governor Hogg. His daughter donated it to the state in1958.
The only part of the site that is accessible is the admissions building. The house has a short step up to the porch and a few short steps up into the house. A couple of movable ramps could be used to provide access to the first floor and the kitchen annex but they do not have any available. You can view the house from the outside and look around the grounds for just $1.00. The house tour is $6.00.
RV parking is along the road beside the house. Varner-Hogg Plantation
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