Details for Baldwin-Brundrett House

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507016918

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Marker Number 16918
Atlas Number 5507016918
Marker Title Baldwin-Brundrett House
Index Entry Baldwin-Brundrett House
Address 1028 N. Live Oak
City Rockport
County Aransas
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 691452
UTM Northing 3102312
Subject Codes houses and residences; Queen Anne (architectural style); county officials; medical topics
Marker Year 2011
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location N. Live Oak St., E side between E. Alamito and E. Cedar streets
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Aransas County Judge W.H. Baldwin, who promoted Rockport as a deep water port, lived in this house in the 1890s. George A. Brundrett, Jr., was a Confederate veteran and cattle rancher on 15,000 acres on Matagorda Island; his family lived here from 1917-42. Brundrett’s second wife, Flavilla, often turned the parlor into a makeshift hospital, and it is said that 200 people took shelter here during the 1919 hurricane. This one-story house retains its basic design from the 1880s and exemplifies the Queen Anne style adapted to the Texas coast. The house has a front facing gable, hip roof, lace-like corner brackets, and its original windows and doors. The only modification has been the enclosure of the back porch. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 2011

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