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Robertson Home

Salado, Bell County

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

Marker Details

Address 646 S. Robertson Rd.
Location Description on west side of IH-35, just south of Salado Creek, Salado
Marker # 4305
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code houses, residential buildings; Classical Revival (architectural style)
Latitude, Longitude 30.941992, -97.540031

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