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The 11’7” tall ceilings in the original 4 room dogtrot helped keep the spaces cool during the hot Texas summers of the 1800’s.Behind the brick flu we found this “1874” carving, which suggests they moved the kitchen indoors at that time. It was common practice to keepkitchens as separate structures since they often burned.
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- Page 6 and 7: 809 Main St.The 1832 TavernTheir
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- Page 10 and 11: All of the trees and plant were pla
- Page 12 and 13: Paul Goebel’s General StoreFront
- Page 14 and 15: Dave Garcia HouseCollege St Bastrop
- Page 16 and 17: The Infamous “Club 71”On TX Hwy
- Page 18 and 19: Ealry Texas HomeOn Farm St, Bastrop
- Page 20 and 21: “People say he has an artist’s
- Page 23 and 24: We added the “River Room” for t
- Page 27 and 28: This building was the 1860’s Smok
- Page 29 and 30: This building was half of a home on
- Page 31 and 32: This building was originally a “S
- Page 33: This 1905 building was being used a
- Page 36 and 37: This was a one room schoolhouse in
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- Page 40 and 41: Saved from the DozerTypical of the
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- Page 44 and 45: 1316 WilsonBuilt 1857Moved to Bastr
- Page 49: Originally a “Dogtrot”, with an
- Page 52 and 53: We cut large openings in two walls
- Page 60: The perimeter beams are live oak, l
- Page 63 and 64: The front part of the house was a b
- Page 65: Originally an 1941 Army Barracks fr
- Page 68 and 69: These beautiful doors were given to
- Page 73 and 74: The exposed, hand hewed, beams came
- Page 76 and 77: “At first sight it was love, actu
- Page 78 and 79: 605 ButtonwoodBuilt 1881 Restored:
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- Page 84 and 85: We build the kitchen cabinets, coun
- Page 86: The pine plank flooring in the prim
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- Page 92 and 93: 1305 Wilson1870’s Log Cabin/1890
The 11’7” tall ceilings in the original 4 room dogtrot helped keep the spaces cool during the hot Texas summers of the 1800’s.
Behind the brick flu we found this “1874” carving, which suggests they moved the kitchen indoors at that time. It was common practice to keep
kitchens as separate structures since they often burned.