Old Stone Fort Museum (Texas)

Old Stone Fort Museum

Old Stone Fort
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Established	1936 (1936)
Location	1808 Alumni Dr. Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas
Coordinates	31°37′16″N 94°39′09″W / 31.621010°N 94.652546°W / 31.621010; -94.652546
Website	The Old Stone Fort at SFASU
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Official name	Old Stone Fort
Designated	1962
Reference no.	9393

The Old Stone Fort Museum is located on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University, in the city and county of Nacogdoches, Texas. It is a 1936 replica, at a different location, of a structure that had been erected circa 1779 by Nacogdoches militia commander Antonio Gil Y'Barbo. The original building was never a fort, in spite of its sobriquet. After more than a century serving various purposes, the original structure was demolished. The replica was erected with help from the local Cum Concilio civic organization, and funding from the New Deal economic program of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. The museum is open to visitors and provides historic exhibits on the grounds of the university.