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The Eggleston House is an original mid-19th-century dogtrot log dwelling interpreted today as a free, walk-up, self-g...
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Chartered in 1852 and opened for classes in 1853, Gonzales College quickly rose to statewide prominence. It is credit...
A rare surviving Gothic Revival cottage associated with Gonzales’s early craft economy, the John Fauth House reflects...
Built in 1857 as a two-sided dogtrot cabin by Samuel James Polk McDowell (1824–1920), the McDowell House began its li...
Built in 1875 as a wedding gift from attorney Thomas Harrison Spooner to Mollie Elizabeth Allen, this is a large, woo...
Built in 1874 for Lucien LaSalle Chenault and Narcissa DeWitt Chenault, this residence began as a modest wood-frame h...
Built in 1875 for William Branch Sayers and Adele Lockhart Sayers, this Victorian era residence stands at 221 St. Fra...
Built in 1876 by Isaac Newton Smead and Sara Giberson Richards Smead, this residence traces the story of a post–Civil...
Built in 1877 for merchant Paul Levyson and Fannie Cohn Levyson, this residence is identified in city tour materials ...
Built in 1877 for Thomas Jefferson Pilgrim and Sarah Jane Bennet Pilgrim, this Greek Revival home honors a couple dee...
Built in 1883 for banker and cattleman Hugh Lewis and Susan Jane Parramore Lewis, this residence is attributed to Aus...
Built in 1883 as a wedding gift from newspaperman Carey “C. J.” Pilgrim to his bride Mary Fleda Boothe, this center-h...
Built in 1884 for merchant Benjamin Nicholas “Ben” Peck, this Victorian residence is cited on Gonzales’s official tou...
Commissioned by Elizabeth Nelson Smith Atkinson in 1884 following the death of her husband Robert Alexander Atkinson ...
Built in 1911 for banker and pharmacist Josiah Clyde “Clyde” Bright and Effie Wells Bright, this two-story family res...
Built about 1885 for cattleman and banker George Washington Littlefield on lots he acquired in 1871, this residence l...
Henry Walter “Walter” Matthews was born January 21, 1857, the youngest child of William A. Matthews, among the earlie...
Built in 1885 for cattleman Thomas Newton “T. N.” Matthews, this two story Victorian residence captures the prosperit...
William Josiah Hatch Bright, born February 28, 1849, in Arkansas, was the son of Gatlin and Elizabeth Matthew Bright ...
Built in 1888 for George Washington Betts and Imogene Darst Betts, this late Queen Anne residence reflects the town’s...
Originally built in 1889, this farmhouse stood as the centerpiece of a working horse property that once stretched fro...
Built in 1892 for merchant–banker Charles Taylor Rather and Ella Gertrude (Grubbs) Rather, this residence is a Victor...
This residence embodies two chapters of Gonzales history. The original portion was built in 1874 by attorney William ...
Built in 1893 by merchant Solomon Joseph, this residence stands on ground first settled by Susanna Wilkerson Dickinso...
Completed in 1895 for lumberman James Blake Kennard (b. June 24, 1861), this imposing Queen Anne residence at 621 Sai...
Built in 1895 for cattleman William Buckner “W. B.” Houston, this exuberant Queen Anne residence reflects the wealth ...
Built in 1896 for pharmacist Milton Eastland, this late-Victorian residence appears on the City of Gonzales historic ...
Completed in 1897 for Charles August Burchard (b. August 8, 1858, Gonzales; parents Louis and Augusta Bunte Burchard,...
Completed in 1897 for attorney and later U.S. Congressman George Farmer Burgess and his wife Marie Louise Simms Burge...
Stockman and farmer James William Bailey (born June 18, 1825, Nashville) settled here in 1851, built a considerable a...
Built in 1885 for physician John Curtis Jones, M.D. and Mary Kennon (Crisp) Jones, this Italianate, L-shaped residenc...
Begun in 1895 and completed in 1898 for rancher and financier James Dunn Houston and Dora Chenault Houston, this red ...
Built in 1898 for William Henry Boothe and Annie Robert (Ragsdale) Boothe, this late-Victorian residence reflects the...
Built in 1901 for French Olin “F. O.” Smith and Nora (Thornton) Smith, this Queen Anne–style cottage reflects turn-of...
Completed in 1901 for attorney and statesman James Francis Miller and Julia Amanda Turner Batchelor Miller, this Gree...
Context and History The house stands at 705 Saint Peter Street and is documented as built in 1915, a date corroborate...
Built in 1902 for physician Dr. Jesse Jonathan Fouts, this Greek Revival residence is documented on Gonzales’s offici...
Completed in 1906 on land purchased from his father-in-law, this family residence was built for newspaperman Henry Re...
Completed in 1907 for physician Dr. C. B. Patton (born January 27, 1844, Troup County, Georgia), this residence captu...
Built in 1907 for Hyman Friedman and Blossom Mae Joseph Friedman, this residence reflects the union of a New Orleans–...
Julius Heinrich Remschel was born September 17, 1835, in Berlin, Germany, came to the United States about 1855 and se...
Built in 1907 for Julius Frederick “Jule” Remschel and his wife Luella (McLeod) Remschel, this one-story New Orleans ...
Completed in 1907 for Jacob “Jake” Stahl (b. July 15, 1885), this late-Victorian/early-20th-century Queen Anne reside...
Mike J. Koch was born March 19, 1864, in Galveston to William and Mary Kallus Bohac Koch, German immigrants who joine...
Built in 1907 for William C. Kleine and Julia Bingham Trigg Kleine, this one story Prairie style residence reflects t...
Built in 1907 by F. B. Baker as a speculative residence, this Queen Anne style cottage was purchased in 1908 by physi...
Commissioned by banker Robert Scott “Scott” Dilworth and his wife Susan Martha (Jones) Dilworth, this residence is am...
Zilmon J. Boothe (born October 21, 1879) married Augusta Iris “Gussie” Rochelle on April 25, 1906. He completed this ...
Built in 1910 for hardware merchant Edward K. Lewis and his wife Cayloma (Ponton) Lewis, this Greek Revival residence...
Completed in 1910 for George Ewing and Sallie Sample Ewing, this Queen Anne residence reflects the standing of a merc...
Completed in 1911 for merchant Charles Henry Hoskins and Mary Kennon (Jones) Hoskins, this imposing late Greek Reviva...
Built in 1911 by contractor H. W. Matthews, this cypress-clad residence with longleaf pine interior woodwork reflects...
Commissioned by banker Robert Scott “Scott” Dilworth and his wife Susan Martha (Jones) Dilworth, this residence is am...
Built in 1911 for Frances Josephine (Rainbolt) Hopkins after the death of her husband Samuel Houston Hopkins, this th...
Commissioned by Emilie James “Jimmie” Lea Boothe after the death of her husband Joseph Henry Boothe in 1911, this res...
Completed in 1913 for Osborne Bragg Robertson and Susan (Miller) Robertson, this Greek Revival residence embodies the...
Step into the heartwarming elegance of the W.F. Robertson House. Completed in 1913, this beauty, designed and built ...
Built in 1914 for Frank Merriman Fly and Stella Miller Fly, this substantial American Four Square residence reflects ...
Constructed in 1914 for Mrs. L. M. (Hulda Jane Carnes) Kokernot after the death of her husband, this one story bungal...
Built in 1914 for butcher T. R. Skinner and his wife Mary Susan Mahan Skinner, this house is a strong Folk Victorian...
Born at Big Hill on August 8, 1874, Walter Hutson Kokernot grew up in a family tied to ranching and trade in and arou...
Built in 1918 for James Robert “Jim” Tinsley and Roberta Partain Tinsley, this generous Craftsman-era bungalow sits o...
A native of Gonzales County, Dr. George Holmes opened his practice in town in 1915, first setting up above Fitzgerald...
Commissioned by banker Coke Emory “C. E.” Dilworth and Leonora (Lenora) Kokernot Dilworth, this monumental Greek Revi...
Built in 1921 for Everett Lawley and Alma Genevieve Dilworth Lawley, this early-twentieth-century residence appears o...
Frank Vrazel (born July 30, 1868, Moravia, Austria) immigrated as a child, arrived locally in 1900, and in 1903 purch...
Completed in 1926 for Edward Sweeney and Annabell Dilworth Sweeney, this residence interprets the English Tudor or Co...
James was born on September 29,1870, in Czechoslovakia and came to Texas with his parents. He was a farmer. He lived ...
Originally built as Boy Scout Hut by Mrs. J. M. Murphy. This native red stone building is used by the Daughters of th...
The Gonzales Pioneer Village Living History Center, often referred to as “The Village,” houses a collection of 1800s ...