The Millard-Lee house, built in 1837, is our oldest house in the village. It was built before Texas became a state! The structure was originally located just off the square on South Fredonia Street, where the parking lot for Regions Bank is now located. After its construction by Robert Millard, great-grandfather of Mrs. Thomas, the home was purchased by the Lee family, whose daughter Emily lived in the house until her death in 1970. 

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Built as a family home and boarding house, the Millard-Lee house is a rare East Texas example of the “two-story double house” (one side a mirror image of the other) and is furnished with a widely eclectic collection of 19th century antiques.  It also houses an excellent collection of historic documents from the area. 

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This home was one of the earliest milled timber buildings constructed in Nacogdoches, and rooms were large enough to accommodate boarders when necessary. This house features a "double entry staircase" utilized by servants and family to attend to the upstairs sleeping quarters from the kitchen.

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