H.A. Stamps House

Original Owner: H.A. Stamps

619 Daingerfield Street

Built: 1882

At the age of four, about 1858, Henry Augustus Stamps came with his family from Atlanta, Georgia in an ox drawn wagon to Pittsburg, Texas. His father, Rev. James Stamps, was the first Baptist preacher in Pittsburg. Henry recalled that where Pittsburg now stands there was nothing but a forest with a log house here and there. Henry married Laura Lucinda O’Fiel on September 14, 1876, and they lived to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. They were blessed with at least seven children. He was a carpenter and built the house at 619 Daingerfield Highway in 1882. Upon his death in 1927, H. A. Stamps had resided in Pittsburg longer than anyone else, 69 years, and was well respected for his knowledge of its history and development. Henry, Laura and much of their family are buried very near their home in Rose Hill Cemetery.