Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site, Historic inn and stagecoach stop in Anderson, United States.

Fanthorp Inn is a two-story clapboard-covered log house in Anderson, Texas, built in 1834 and enlarged around 1850 for use as a hotel and store. It stands on a 6-acre site and has been restored to its 1850 appearance.

Henry Fanthorp, an English immigrant, built the clapboard-covered log house in 1834 as a home for his third wife, Rachel Kennard, on 1,100 acres he bought along a road crossing his land. The Provisional Texas Government appointed him postmaster in 1835, making the building the region's first post office. Around 1850 it was enlarged to serve as hotel and store, and stagecoaches and travelers stopped there. On July 3, 1845, Kenneth Lewis Anderson, vice-president of the Republic of Texas, died of illness at the inn while traveling home from Washington-on-the-Brazos.

The inn served as the community's social hub where travelers and locals gathered to share news and connect with one another. It functioned as more than lodging, becoming a place where people conducted business and civic affairs together.

Visitors can participate in guided tours showing the furnished historic rooms, with select dates offering stagecoach rides during special events. It helps to check ahead for available activities since offerings vary by season.

Kenneth Lewis Anderson, vice-president of the Republic of Texas, died of illness at the inn on July 3, 1845, while travelling home from Washington-on-the-Brazos. The building had been the region's first post office since Henry Fanthorp's appointment as postmaster in 1835.