https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ The Fulton story: Republic soldier to cattle empire to mansion, decline, preservation, Harvey, and the 2027 150th. en-us https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#-4096289364 Thu, 12 Mar 1840 00:00:00 -0550 Marries Harriet Gillette Smith, eldest daughter of Henry Smith, Texas's provisional governor (1835-36). https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#-3099171404 Mon, 16 Oct 1871 17:12:40 -0550 Fulton joins the Colemans and Mathises to form the Coleman, Mathis, Fulton Cattle Company (Coleman-Fulton Pasture Co. from 1879; peak 265,000 acres). https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#-2909782604 Tue, 16 Oct 1877 17:12:40 -0550 Completion year; the family lives here 18 years, until 1895. 2027 is the 150th anniversary. https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#-2403626400 Tue, 31 Oct 1893 00:00:00 -0600 Dies at home in Fulton, aged 83; buried in Rockport (cemetery name unverified). https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#-2341788440 Wed, 16 Oct 1895 17:12:40 -0600 Harriet leaves Oakhurst and never returns: 'The charm has fled for all time.' She dies in 1910. https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#-164339240 Fri, 16 Oct 1964 17:12:40 -0500 Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL No. 2083). Marker text gives '317 N. Fulton Beach Rd., Fulton' (address variant preserved). https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#167547600 Thu, 24 Apr 1975 00:00:00 -0500 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (ref 75001945); Texas State Antiquities Landmark. https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#214351960 Sat, 16 Oct 1976 17:12:40 -0500 State purchases the 2.3-acre site after the house's decline (residence, restaurant, trailer-park backdrop, rec center). https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#435190360 Sun, 16 Oct 1983 17:12:40 -0500 Restored and opened as a museum under Texas Parks and Wildlife. https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#1199167200 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 Transferred to the Texas Historical Commission by act of the 80th Texas Legislature. https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#1501563600 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500 Hurricane Harvey direct hit at landfall: roof ripped off, water in, chimneys lost. Closed ~2.5 years. https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#1575180000 Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600 Reopened after a ~$1M restoration, funded mostly by FEMA plus NEH, NPS, Humanities Texas, the San Antonio Conservation Society, and private donors. https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#1788238800 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Foundation/shell-crete repair project being planned; house structurally sound and open; 10,000+ visitors through July 1, 2026. https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#1792193760 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:36:00 -0500 Organized 60 men in Indiana, flatboated to Matagorda Bay (Feb 1837); 2nd lieutenant, Army of the Republic of Texas. https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/ https://enjoygulfcoast.com/rockport-fulton/#1792200420 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:27:00 -0500 The 150th year since completion -- the V1 content hook (editorial interpretation of sourced dates).