Anderson
Grimes County, Texas
30 28.987' N 95 59.043' W
Directions: Start at the intersection of Main Street and Stone Lane. Go 100 yards south on Main Street. The inn is on the left (east) side of the street. 579 S. Main Street.

Text: Built in 1834 by Henry Fanthorp as a home for his bride, Rachel Kennard. Enlarged for hotel purpose. Served as first mercantile establishment and first post office (1835) in the region. Here Kenneth Lewis Anderson, vice-president of the Republic of Texas, died July 3, 1845. Stage lines from Houston to Old Springfield and Nacogdoches to Austin crossed here.