Details for Robertson Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5027004305
Data
| Marker Number | 4305 |
| Atlas Number | 5027004305 |
| Marker Title | Robertson Home |
| Index Entry | Robertson Home |
| Address | 646 S. Robertson Rd. |
| City | Salado |
| County | Bell |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 639469 |
| UTM Northing | 3424087 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; Classical Revival (architectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | on west side of IH-35, just south of Salado Creek, Salado |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Built by Col. E.S.C. Robertson and wife, Mary Elizabeth (Dickey). Rare ante-bellum plantation complex, comprising home, servant quarters, land, family cemetery, stables. Still a working ranch. The house, occupied by fifth generation of Robertsons, is an example of Classical Revival style. Shows Palladian influence in its recessed porches and gallery rooms forming terminal pavillions balancing a central gabled portico. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967 |
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