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Braches House

, Gonzales County

Marker Text

Bartlett McClure and his wife Sarah Ann built a log cabin and settled here in 1831 McClure, the first chief justice of Gonzales County, was a member of the convention of Texas in 1833. This house was built in 1842-43. After Judge McClure's death in 1842, Sarah Ann married Charles Braches, a member of the Republic of Texas Congress. The site of many events in early Texas history, the Braches house is a vernacular interpretation of the Greek revival style. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962

Marker Details

Address
Location Description From Gonzales, take U.S. 90 a E about 10 mile, go .5 miles W. on County Road 361.
Marker # 482
Dedicated 1962
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code Greek Revival (Architectural style); Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; state official; houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 29.475944, -97.308098

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