sterne hoya house museum

We love old Texas architecture and this is a good example. Our friendly tour guide was Emily. The house is owned by the city, so this is a free tour. (They do have a donation box.) Good examples of pioneer Texas living, complete with furnishings, many from the family and from other local sources. Great History! By the way, Sam Houston was baptized in the front room!

This Dog Trot style house is full of history, antique furniture and artifacts. Our guide was a wonderful young woman, told us a lot about every room and piece of furniture and displays. she was very knowledgeable. Its free but donations are welcome. I would highly recommend visiting this place if you are in town.

The lady at the museum was very informative and very helpful. The museum is very well maintained and truly a step back in time. I spent a lot of time in their library looking at Nacogdoches and Texas history.

I dont know much about the history of Sterne Hoya House. It is a home very big on history as judged by my tour of the building. The house is full of antique furniture and an antique arrangement of artifacts throughout the house. I was impressed with the library that was a large room full of old books stacked in bookshelves all around the room. A long time ago it was a major task to assemble that many books at one location. I loved the wine cellar that was storage for other food products also. The house and grounds are well maintained and pleasing to the eye inside and out.

This 1830's " dog trot" style home is extremely significant to this town. The home was originally built by Adolphus Sterne, who was from Germany, and very instrumental with the Independence of Texas, financing the Texas revolution. When Texas became a state, he served in both houses of the state legislature. He hosted many important people of the time, from Davy Crockett, who stayed there two weeks, in 1835, prior to his involvement at the Alamo. Sam Houston, who signed a treaty with the local Indian chief, commemorated by a beautiful bronze statue in the park a block from the house. He was a friend, and visited often. He also was baptized, in the parlor room, to remain in the town. ( It was a requirement for all residents at that time, by the Mexican government ).This house also has the first wine cellar in the state, and you can see the stone cubicles, and a plaque to this day, in the basement of the home, under the library.The home was later sold to the Von der Hoya family, in 1866. He was a merchant in town, and large land owner. He and his wife had 9 children. The house has Hoya objects from the Victorian age, and objects from the Empire period when the Sternes owned the house.In my opinion, one of the neatest things about the house is the lack of roped off areas. You can walk the original floors, touch belongings, or in some cases the period style pieces, as you walk room to room, really getting a sense of how these two families lived while here. Visitors can use the still- maintained library, in one of the rooms, for local history research , or just peruse the collection of old books .Also, the docents are well informed and enthusiastic. They are eager to share their town's heritage. A stop here should be at the top of your list when visiting Nagadoches, Texas.

This one house holds so much Texas history! From Sam Houston finding peace treaty with the Indian chief to being baptized in the Catholic faith in one of the rooms in the home! So much more I can't even remember all of it its a must see!

the house was interesting with great history tour, It helped make the town come alive. Free tour. has library of books for study. Wine cellar.

This home is restored to its 1830s splendor and must have been a grand place back in its day. The tour was presented by a very knowledgeable young lady who knew her history. Davy Crockett stayed in this house for several days just before he headed to the Alamo. There's lots to see here from the wine cellar in the basement to the children's rooms upstairs.

Went through the museum and was great to see the house built in 1830 and all the furniture that was made in that time era. Steven Austin was baptized in the parlor and Davy Crocket spent two weeks in that house. I loved the big wide porch and the grounds were so pretty also.

Once again, the docent at the Sterne Hoya House had a complete grasp of the history affiliated with the property. The information relayed gave us an appreciation of the oldest town in the state of Texas. This home is part of the walking tour of the historic downtown area and adds to the interest of the town of Nacogdoches.

I have always loved anything historical so of course I have to visit the oldest homes in Nacogdoches. Fascinating history of course. I love to close my eyes and imagine what it was like to stand where our ancestors stood. Plan to go again in the spring of 2014.

What an inviting home with a tremendous Texas story to tell through the lives of early settlers. The docent was excellent.

I dearly love this place. So much of Nacogdoches history in one place. And the docents are jewels; they can answer just about any question regarding the house and the folks who lived there at one time. It is very, very interesting. Though being old, I wouldn't suggest a visit in the middle of the summer; it's just too warm in there to be comfortable enough to finish your visit!

Very well-done and beautifully kept. Sam Houston was here, and here he "converted" to Catholicism. Excellent collection of older history.

Texas' first wine cellar is housed below the tremendous library. Plus famous historical subjects from Sam Houston to Davy Crockett have been entertained on the property.