| Marker Number |
265 |
| Atlas Number |
5267000265 |
| Marker Title |
Brambletye |
| Index Entry |
Brambletye |
| Address |
|
| City |
Junction |
| County |
Kimble |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
418096 |
| UTM Northing |
3381613 |
| Subject Codes |
ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings; English immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
from Junction, take IH-10W about 4 miles, then north 2.7 miles on FM 2291 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Brambletye was built between 1895 and 1900 by English immigrant William Hall (b. 1833), who came to Texas in 1888. After Hall's death in 1900, the stone house and surrounding ranchland were owned by several early ranch families. Prominently sited on a hill overlooking Bear Creek, known earlier as Viejo Creek, Brambletye is a rare example of late 19th-century English vernacular architecture in the Texas Hill Country. It features hand cut stone walls two feet thick and ceiling beams of hand-hewn walnut and other hardwoods. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983 |
