The Brooks House
Built 1872 in Victorian style, with long galleries, bay window, 4 gables. Then a hotel, it became famous when guest "Diamond Bessie" Moore was killed west of town at a picnic in 1877. Fellow guest Abe Rothchild, cited for murder, was freed after sensational trial-- later subject of a drama.
32.7574° N, 94.3464° W
Nearby Markers
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- <0.1 mi NW S. D. Rainey Home Jefferson
- <0.1 mi NW Terry, R.S., Home Jefferson
- 0.1 mi NW Rowell Home Jefferson