millard's crossing historic village, inc.

we visited this location on a Saturday. the timing on the entrance, website and pamphlets said 4pm closing time and we got there are 3 pm and it was closed. I don't know if they were having a slow day or what. Too bad we would have loved to visit.

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.

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.

I have been here for a couple of weddings and for school trips with young children. It is such a neat place to visit. We took family pictures here as well and they turned out great. There is so much history here, it is just a great place.

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 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.

Somehow I didnt get to publish all the photos from "The Oldest Town in Texas" so I added this review to finish the first review photos. I will feature the photos from downtown Nacogdoches and concentrate on Millard's Crossing.The indians lived in the Nacogdoches area for hundreds of years. The Spanish were the first Europeans in Texas and their first settelment was in Nacogdoches. Later Spain lost control of Mexico (including Texas) and then Mexico lost control of all of Mexico to the French for a while. When back in Mexican control Stephen F. Austin signed a treaty for Americans to get a free homesteads there to live in Texas and take care of those pesky indians. Then more Americans migrated to Texas then aloud by treaty and we fought a war and the Americans stold Texas fair and square from Mexico. Sam Houston and others started an independant Texas Republic until annexed to the USA. Later Texas joined the Confederacy for a while. I think that covers the 9 flags of Texas.Millard's Crossing is an historic settelment on the north side of Nacogdoches. There are many log cabins and old buildings loaded with historical artifacts. It is a pleasant walk around for an hour or so. Me, I would rather go fishing or work or relax in the shade of my country tree farm.

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.

When we arrived, we were the only ones there to actually tour the village so we didn't get a guided tour. There were others there having baby showers etc. in two of the homes so we couldn't tour them at all. I was somewhat disappointed that many of the buildings were locked. I also agree with another reviewer that much of the historic feel was ruined by modernized appliances. I also think that it would have been much more interesting if the hands-on tours such as corn shelling, hand plowing, etc. would have been presented and by people dressed up in that period. All in all, it was a nice little site, but could definitely use some sprucing up.

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.

The history given behind the Historic Village was most interesting and the information of how each building was placed there.

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 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 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.

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.