Bayless-Selby House Museum

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in the
Historical Park of Denton County
(just minutes from the Downtown Square)

Bayless-Selby House Museum

 

Location: 317 W. Mulberry Street, Denton
Museum Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 a.m. - Noon * 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Admission: Free (except as under)
Organized Tours - $1 per person
Fee includes admission to all three Denton County Museums
Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum
Bayless-Selby House Museum
Denton County African American Museum
  Handicapped Accessible
Contact: Robyn L. Lee, Manager
(940) 349-2865 (Metro)
  Email

The Bayless-Selby House Museum is operated with significant support from
Denton County, the City of Denton, the Denton County Historical Commission, and the Historical Park Foundation of Denton County.

 

Calendar of Events for 2008

 (click here for the complete 2008 Lecture/Tour Schedule)
(click here for the complete 2008 The Victorian Home Schedule)
  (click here for the complete 2008 Holiday Musicals Schedule)

 

Free Lecture/Tour Series
"If these walls could talk . . ."
Interpretation & Comprehensive Discussion of Topics
Weekend & Week Day Schedule
(Please call, e-mail or check the website for any changes to this calendar)

 MAY
 Thursday, May 8 * 11 - 11:45
 Victorian Lighting and Lighting Devices

Wednesday, May 21 * 11 - 11:45
 Victorian Furnishings: Revolution in the Dining Room?



JUNE
 Saturday, June 7 * 1:30 - 3:00
 Denton Dickens Fellowship Special Presentation
Comedy of “The Pickwick Papers” of Dickens



Saturday, June 21 * 10 - noon
 Denton County Master Gardeners
Herb, Vegetable, and Flower Show
Bring entries to Denton County Fire Fighters Memorial Park * Awards at Noon * Information: 940.349.2883





Victorian Home Series * $5 per person
MAY
 Saturday, May 24 * 1:30 - 2:45
The Victorian Woman: Fashions for the Summer Events of a Century Ago

 JUNE
 Thursday, June 5 * 1:30 - 2:45
Victorian Summers: The Garden Delights

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Transformation of House to Museum

In February, 1998, the City of Denton announced an auction for the house that is now the Bayless-Selby House Museum.  Mildred Hawk of Denton, a member of the Denton County Historical Commission, was the successful bidder.  In April, Mrs. Hawk gave the house to the Historical Commission for restoration as a museum.  In June, the house was moved to its present location on site in the newly-created Historical Park of Denton County, just a glimpse away from the historic Downtown Denton.  Restoration took just over three years, and the house was opened as the Bayless-Selby House Museum September 29, 2001.

Who were the Bayless and Selby families?

Samuel A. Bayless and his wife, Mollie, came from Monroe County, Tennessee. Samuel purchased a two-roomed farmhouse, located at what we now know as 1301 Myrtle Street, Denton in 1884. That farmhouse is the one-story part of the museum. Samuel contracted to construct the two-story part of the house in 1898. It is in a very popular style from the late 19th century known as Queen Anne. Samuel died in 1919, and Mrs. Bayless chose not to continue to live in the house. Instead, she arranged with a neighboring nursery man, Mr. R. L. Selby, Sr. to exchange houses with her, and she and her family moved out of the house to enable the Selby family to move in on Thanksgiving Day. The Selby Family has continued their nursery business, and to this day, the Selby greenhouses are still located near the Myrtle Street address. The house remained in the Selby family until 1970.

           

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Informational material for the monthly lecture series will be on display for visitors in the Community Room.

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