Col. Philpott was a veteran of the Civil War. The town of Teague was the only official Bicentennial community in Freestone County. Other furniture in this room includes a hand-made baby bed which holds and old doll, a wardrobe which holds baby clothes, two old rocking chairs and a small child's rocking chair, and an old small table. A partial view of the mantle can be seen which displays a frames photograph of the wife of the builder, Mrs. Sally Philpott, and also a photograph of the only two children born in this house when it was used as a rent house. This log home is just a part of the grounds which are available for touring on weekends.
Special tours are available during the rest of the week.
A special Thank You to Ms. Dorothy McVey for her descriptions of the photos above. This paper has a circulation of 2,000.