Bayless-Selby House Museum

Samuel A. Bayless and his wife, Mollie, came from Monroe County, Tennessee. Samuel purchased a two-roomed farmhouse in 1884, located at what is currently 1301 Myrtle Street, Denton. That farmhouse is now the one-story section of the museum. Samuel contracted to construct the two-story part of the house in 1898 in Queen Anne style.

Samuel died in 1919, and Mrs. Bayless chose not to continue...

Bayless Selby House Museum

The walls of this Victorian style house museum tell the story of life in Denton at the turn-of-the-century. The story of Denton County prior to 1908 is told through the music room with the E. Gabler & Bro. grand piano, the elegantly set dining room table, and the majesty of the Eastlake-style adult bedroom suite. From the moment visitors step on the garden grounds or the wrap around porch, the...