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The John Jay French Museum demonstrates the life of a
prosperous Texas pioneer family from 1845-1865. The
historic pioneer settlement, built by John Jay French, tanner and merchant, is replete with antique furnishings, clothing and pioneer household utensils. Outbuildings on the grounds include a blacksmith shop, tannery, privy and smokehouse.

The John Jay French house, built in 1845, was one of the first
painted houses as well as one of the first two-story houses in Beaumont, Texas. The first home in Beaumont built with milled lumber, the John Jay French house is one of Beaumont's oldest surviving homes.

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Upcoming Events Beaumont Heritage Society
 

 July 21 - 24 & July 28 - 31, 2009

  Camp Lookinback    

                 

 

 

August 6 & 7, 2009 - Antique & Vintage Jewelry Seminar

 

October 30, 2009 - Haunted Halloween Tours at the John Jay French and Chambers House Museums

 

 

December 6, 2009 - Christmas Candlelight Tours at the John Jay French and Chambers House Museums

  
   
 

 

   
 
The Beaumont Heritage Society is organized for educational
and civic purposes, to preserve and assist in the preservation
of landmarks, (including but not limited to the John Jay French
House), documents, pictures, names, mementos, and
instruments of historical value, and to preserve the natural
beauty of Beaumont, Texas.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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