Griffin Memorial House
Built about 1860 by Eugene Pillot, one of the sons of Claude Nicholas Pillot, early Harris County settler. Taught trade by his father, Eugene Pillot became an outstanding builder in Texas coastal area. Original site of this house (near Atascosita Trail route) was south of Willow Creek, where General Sam Houston often stopped as a guest. Owned by family of John B. Griffin from 1920 to 1965. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1969
30.0996° N, 95.6202° W
Where to Find It
Tomball Museum Center, W side N. Pine Street 50 feet N of Epps Street
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi SE Pillot Family Tomball
- 0.4 mi E Texas Railroads, C.S.A. Tomball
- 2.1 mi W Spring Creek County Tomball
- 2.2 mi S Brill-Mueller House Tomball
- 2.5 mi W Salem Lutheran Cemetery Tomball
- 2.6 mi S Pillot Cemetery Tomball