The Gaines–Oliphint House is a historic log cabin in Milam, Sabine County, Texas.Weldon McDaniel, The Gaines–Oliphint House, Milam , Daughters of the Republic of TexasGaines–Oliphint House, Texas Forest TrailIngrid Broughton Morris, "Gaines–Oliphint House", Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ccguc), accessed July 24, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
History The house was built by slaves in 1818 for the third wife's parents of James Taylor Gaines (1776–1856), the second cousin of General Edmund P. Gaines (1777–1849). In 1843, he sold it to Martha A. Oliphint. In 1984, it belonged to Mrs. Tom Foster, who donated it to the Sons of the Republic of Texas, who in turn donated to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The latter organization held many fundraisers for its preservation.
Notable Texans, such as Sam Houston, Davy Crockett and Stephen F. Austin, have stayed in the log cabin.
It has been added to the National Register of Historic Places listings since August 18, 1977.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sabine County, Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Sabine County
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