William Henry Newman Homestead Built ca. 1855
This house is located 5 miles NW of LaFayette on County Road 62, and just west of Rock Springs Church.
Possibly built by William Henry Newman (1832-1906) and wife Mary Ann Delilah Davis Newman (1837-1909).
Two large rooms 18 feet square with 12 feet high ceilings form the core of this house. The walls are
sheathed with 1x10 tongue and groove heart pine planks. A handsome wainscoat and chair rail are in
each room. Two smaller shed rooms divided by a porch are on the front and rear. Originally a
kitchen/dining room wing separated by an open hall or "dogtrot" extended out on the east side of the house.
This house is a good example of many simple antebellum farmhouses once found throughout Chambers County.
These photographs were taken in January, 2003. Sadly this old house is currently being torn down (April, 2003).