Area Information
The Northeast Texas Regional Film Commission has responsibility for 13,803 square miles in the "Right Corner of Texas," which is divided into 7 sub-regions as follows
Sub-Region 1
Lamar County
Many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or designated Registered Texas Historical Landmarks (RTHL)
http://www.lchsparistx.org
Points/Towns of Interest
- DePort (noted for its unusually high sidewalks)
- Paris (Main Street Texas) Crepe Myrtle Capital of Texas
www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Paris/Paris.htm,
www.paristexas.com , www.paris-tx.net
- Atkins-Morris House - Queen Anne (NRHP)
- Bailey-Ragland House - Queen Anne 1890 (NRHP)
- Baldwin, Benjamin and Adelaide House - Stick/Eastlake 1884 (NRHP)
- Baty-Plummer House - Stick/Eastlake 1890 (NRHP)
- Campbell's Soup Plant
- Carlton-Gladden House - Queen Anne (NRHP)
- Central Presbyterian Church (NRHP)
- Church Street Historic District (NRHP)
- Culbertson Fountain
- First Church of Christ Scientist - Classical Revival 1917 (NRHP)
- Gibraltar Hotel (7-story) 1915
- Hayden Museum of American Art
- J.M. & Emily Daniel House - Italianate (NRHP)
- Kimberly-Clark Plant
- Lamar County Courthouse - Classical Revival 1917
- Lamar County Hospital - Classical Revival (NRHP)
- Paris Fairgrounds with outdoor stage - seating for 500
- Paris Junior College
- Paris Rodeo and Horse Club Arena
- Plaza Theatre and Art Gallery
- St. Paul's Baptist Church (NRHP)
- Santa Fe-Frisco-Kiamichi RR Depot (NRHP)
- Scott-Roden House 1910 (NRHP)
- The Gibraltar Hotel
- The Wise-Fielding House & Carriage House 1880's (NRHP)
- Thomas & Betty Brazelton House - Stick/Eastlake (NRHP)
- Trail de Paris
- Blossom
- The Blossom Museum and Civic Center
-
Lake Crook
- 920-acre lake, lighted picnic areas and campsite
-
Pat Mayse Lake & State Park
- 6,000 acres of surface water
- boat ramps & campsites
- resting and feeding habitat for migratory waterfowl
- Reno
- Sun Valley
- Roxton
- Roxton Railroad Bridges
- Roxton restored RR Depot
- Toco
Delta County
http://www.deltacounty.org
Points/Towns of Interest
- Como
- Cumby
- Gafford
- Saltillo
- Sulphur Bluff
- Sulphur Springs Lake
- Sulphur Springs
- Coleman Park
- Dairy Capitol of Texas (160 grade A dairies)
- Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park
- Northeast Texas Horse Committee
- Old gas station in the Park
Sub-Region 2
Red River County
Many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or designated Registered Texas Historical Landmarks (RTHL)
www.frontporchnewstexas.com/redrivercounty08.htm
Points/Towns of Interest
- Avery
- Bogata
- Clarksville (Main Street City)
- Colonel Charles DeMorse Home
- First Presbyterian Church (oldest Protestant Church in continuous existence in Texas 1833)
- Old Church Theatre
- Red River County Courthouse (Second Empire) NRHP
- Red River County Hall of Fame & Art Gallery
- Red River County Jail Museum
- Smathers-Demorse House (NRHP)
- Square Corner Artworks 1882
- The Lennox Family Home
- The Norris House/The Courthouse Inn 1885
- Detroit
- Maple
Franklin County
Many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or designated Registered Texas Historical Landmarks (RTHL)
Points/Towns of Interest
Titus County http://www.co.titus.tx.us/
Points/Towns of Interest
-
Mt. Pleasant
- Northeast Texas Community College-Mount Pleasant
- Two RR depots
- Titus County Courthouse (Contemporary)
- Town Lake
- Miller's Cove
- Talco
- Winfield
Camp County
Many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or designated Registered Texas Historical Landmarks (RTHL)
Points/Towns of Interest
- Leesburg
-
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park
- 9,460-acre reservoir on Big Cypress River
- Lake Cypress Springs
("cleanest lake in Texas," 3,461 Acres - maximum depth of 56' - with 9-hole golf course & driving range)
- Pittsburg
(Main Street City)
- Camp County Courthouse (1870 Classical Revival with Prairie School influence)
- Fair Park
- Farmstead Museum with a 100-year old farmhouse, barn & windmill
- Julius Moore Park
- Los Piños Vineyards
- Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum
- Pendergrass Park
- Replica of the 1902 Ezekiel Airship
- Southern Pacific RR Depot with a 1890's steam engine and a 1925 restored American LaFrance fire truck
- Rocky Mound
Sub-Region 3
Morris County
Points/Towns of Interest
Bowie County
Many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or designated Registered Texas Historical Landmarks (RTHL)
Points/Towns of Interest
- Boston
- Bowie County Courthouse (contemporary)
- Bowie County Jail (NRHP)
- DeKalb
- Hooks
- Maud
- Nash
- Red River Army Depot
- McLeod
- Marietta
Sub-Region 4
Henderson County
Many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or designated Registered Texas Historical Landmarks (RTHL)
- Athens
- Ben Wheeler - Roseland Plantation
- Brownsboro
- Eustace
- Gun Barrel City
- Malakoff
- Murchison
- New York
- Trinidad
Van Zandt County
Many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or designated Registered Texas Historical Landmarks (RTHL)
- Canton (Main Street City)
- Edgewood
- Edom
- Grand Saline
- Grand Saline Salt Palace & Museum
- Van
- Wills Point
Sub-Region 5
Rains County
Many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or designated Registered Texas Historical Landmarks (RTHL) www.co.rains.tx.us/ips/cms
- Alba
- East Tawakoni
- Lake Tawakoni & Iron Bridge Dam
- Emory
- Rains County Courthouse (Classical Revival style 1909; NRHP)
- Dougherty
- Point
Wood County
Many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or designated Registered Texas Historical Landmarks (RTHL)
- Hainesville
- Hawkins
- Lake Holbrook (653 acres maximum depth 30' )
- Mineola (Main Street City) CERTIFIED FILM FRIENDLY
- Amtrak Station & RR Caboose
- Aunt Cindi's Organic Market Center - certified organic
- Blueberry Ridge Farm
- Howard L. & Vivian W. Lott House 1918 (NRHP)
- Mineola Nature Preserve - a 2,900-acre preserve is on the Sabine River
- Quitman
- Sabine River
- Yantis
