Great historical village, nice slice of history in the oldest town in Texas. Lera Millard did an amazing job with this little village. I personally have lovely memories of this place as I was hitched in the Free Methodist Church here and had the reception in the Watson house, next door. The annual Christmas tour is lovely.
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and interesting! This tour gave our group a very good introduction into the history associated with Nacogdoches. Millard's Crossing was first on our list of places to visit and proved to be a good starting point. Several of us plan to return to the city in the future!
This village was very quaint. It was very interesting to see all the buildings and learn the history behind them, which was provided by the man who greeted us when we arrived. We were provided a map and allowed to roam around on our own. There were several buildings that were closed, but it was nice to go into the ones that were open.The thing that keeps this from being a 5 star review is the fact that hey have somewhat ruined the history of the buildings. They have been semi-updated with modern kitchens. It just wasn't right to see electric appliances in these historical buildings. I would have liked to see them kept true to historical contexts.Also, when we went, they were doing some construction on the buildings, and their tools were lying everywhere, which made taking pictures kind of difficult. The man who was running the place mentioned something about not relying on city or government support. While this is a personal choice, if they did receive support, the would be able to maintain the buildings like they are supposed to, and most likely bring more business. A little disappointing, but still worth a stop by.
I think the kids enjoyed it most on there school trip. They had a blast. Putting on the hats to them and sitting and learning school basically was just amazing to me. Love how educational it is.
We were just looking for something to do and came across Millard's Crossing. Upon entering the office, we met the Executive Director, Mr. Young. He told us the story of the Thomas family and then took us over to one of the buildings only open to guided tours and allowed us to tour house. We appreciated the knowledge of Mr. Young and will return again to the crossing.
Historical old buildings on a farm like setting. It took us a half hour to tour the whole place. Pretty neat old buildings. Even saw a wedding going on in the old chapel.
Great place to take the kids. David was an AWSOME tour guide! A good venue for pictures and I would think a cool place for a wedding at their old time chapel.
This is an old historic village that has special events through the year. I like to bring my children here during Christmas time when they have animals, games, rides, singing, shops open in the village. Great place during the holidays.
I give it four stars because I don't think I'd drive hundreds of miles for the express purpose of visiting this place, but it's nice. We were free to wander around, and some buildings were open while others were not. Roz (sp?) was out of pocket when we arrived but she returned from an errand and welcomed us. All in all Nacogdoches was a nifty area and if you're going, add this to your list of places to stop by. "Is there a fee for this attraction?" Kind of, because they ask you donate a few bucks in one of the boxes. IIRC it's run by a non-profit so it isn't like you're going to be gouged. I know there's a gift shop so maybe you can pick up food; I can't speak to some of the other items on the checklist at bottom.
This is a great place to spend and hour or so walking around seeing the interesting old building that have been moved out here. the history is fascinating and the young lady at the office wasvery friendly and helpful. They could use more funds for restoration (as so many of these restored places do), but have done a fine job with what they have. The cost is only $2 per person and donations are welcome.