[8] The structure exhibits many of the external features of a Greek Revival home, but closer inspection reveals the influence of Creole Architecture as well.

The Grove is a one-story building constructed of wood – the beams and studs are cypress, covered with wooden lap siding.

By preserving the heritage and history of the house, it is hoped that The Grove will be a significant reminder of the region's past for our future generations.

On June 9, 1847, Amos Morrill, a lawyer and the first federal judge of Texas, purchased the property[10] and built a log cabin there, where he lived while staying in Jefferson while traveling for his judiciary duties.

Mr. Stilley began to rebuild his business but by 1873, "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removed the Great Raft from the Red River... dropping the water level in Big Cypress Bayou [bayou adjacent to Jefferson, Texas] to a point that shipping was uncertain and no longer financially profitable".

The Great Raft of the Red River had been cleared by Captain Shreve and his crews, and the Big Cypress Bayou that allowed the steamships to service Jefferson had fallen in depth significantly.

[18] In 1908, the Young family experienced a tragedy when the son, James, committed suicide at the house – he hanged himself on the back porch.

[19] Louise, who the oldest daughter of the Youngs, lived her entire life at the Grove, except for the four years that she was away at Bishop College in Marshall, Texas earning a degree in teaching.

[14] Also, according to Robert and Anne Powell Wlodarski, writers of A Texas Guide to Haunted Restaurants, Taverns and Inns, Louise was always worried about someone getting inside the house.

When Louise Young died, the property was purchased on November 9, 1983, by a couple named Colonel Daniel M. and Lucile Grove.

[10] In her book "Best Tales of Texas Ghosts," Docia Schultz Williams gave an account of how Patrick Hopkins came to own The Grove.

The account is told in Mr. Hopkins' own words: "One day in 1989 I received a call from Jefferson to my office at La Camarilla Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, asking what it would take to bring me back to East Texas.

I flew back from Arizona and scouted the Jefferson and East Texas small towns looking for that 'just right' house.

After making the usual circuit in Jefferson and seeing nothing new, I decided to return home and seeing Highway 59 in the distance, I thought that Moseley Street would lead right into it.

Halfway down the street I saw a beautiful Greek Revival home almost covered with vines and underbrush, with a 'For Sale' sign on it."

The pair are the children of Frank S. Hopkins and Miss Joan H. Wyland, who were married at the Immaculate Conception church in Jefferson.

The Grove opened as a restaurant with a delectable menu, along with specialty nights such as dinner theaters and an annual celebration of Thomas Jefferson's birthday.

Such a delicious dinner, and delightful evening" - Connie Sherley, Author, "A Visitor's Guide to Texas"; "Wonderful food!

[10] Mitchel is an author and also works in the publishing industry, and Tami is an educator who is currently the English Department Chair at Jefferson High School.

[20] The Grove has a vibrant history of unexplained happenings: voices, sounds of footsteps, moving objects, and other ghostly phenomena.

These events include mirrors falling off walls, loud wails heard coming from the upstairs, unexplained moisture in spots around the house, and the constant feeling of being watched.

This strange path makes more sense when one considers that the wall that she steps up through was once the back porch to the house before the 1870 addition was made.