Round Rock in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area
Photographed by Keith Peterson, December 27, 2009
1. Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area Marker
This cabin of squared logs and hand-hewn limestone was built in the early 1850s near the village of Gabriel Mills (20 mi. NW). It stood on property owned in 1850-53 by Samuel Mather (1812-78), miller and blacksmith who first settled the area. The structure housed church, school, and Masonic Lodge meetings before it became a dwelling. Given to Georgetown by Mr. and Mrs. Emile Jamail, it was restored in 1975 as a community effort to preserve local pioneer heritage.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Erected 1976 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9097.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1975.
Location. 30° 31.636′ N, 97° 38.066′ W. Marker is in Round Rock, Texas, in Williamson County. It can be reached from Harrell Parkway near East Palm Valley Boulevard. Marker is located at Old Settlers Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Round Rock TX 78665, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas and in the Austin Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Kenney's Fort (approx. Ύ mile away); The Double File Trail (approx. Ύ mile away); Palm Valley Lutheran Church (approx. Ύ mile away); Anti-Slaveholding Union Baptist Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of Stony Point School (approx. 1.8 miles away); Trinity Lutheran College
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Chaplains (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. See also marker for Gabriel Mills where cabin originated
Also see . . . Mather Cabin from Gabriel Mills. Williamson County Texas History website entry (Submitted on September 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional commentary.
1. J. Frank Dobie's story of Samual Mather
Samuel Mather is immortalized in J. Frank Dobie's classic book, CORONADO'S CHILDREN, where Comanche Chief Yellow Wolf visits Mather in Gabriel Mills w/ silver ore from a place "three suns to the west"; generally taken to be the mine at Packsaddle near Marble Falls or nearby Riley Mtn.
— Submitted April 30, 2022, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas.
Photographed by Richard Denney, April 30, 2022
2. Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area Marker
Wider view of marker and plaque added by City of Round Rock
Photographed by Keith Peterson, December 27, 2009
3. Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area
Marker can be seen mounted on the left front of building.
Photographed by Richard Denney, April 30, 2022
4. Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area Marker
View from chimney side
Photographed by Richard Denney, April 30, 2022
5. Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area Marker
Interior view facing fireplace
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,274 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on April 30, 2022, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on December 28, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 2. submitted on April 30, 2022, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 4, 5. submitted on April 30, 2022, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
