Bastrop in Bastrop County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Brooks-Wilbarger House
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 27, 2023
1. Brooks-Wilbarger House Marker
An additional marker notes that the house has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Inscription.
Brooks-Wilbarger House. . Alexander M. and Althea Brooks built this Greek Revival style home of native cedar and pine by 1851. James Harvey and Dorothy (Olive) Wilbarger acquired the property in 1865. James, son of noted scalping victim Josiah Wilbarger, served as a teenager for the U.S.-Mexico War, mustering out as 4th corporal of his company of the Texas Mounted Volunteers. Their descendants lived in the home for more than a century. A carriage house and cook's house, still standing, were added by 1887. The two-story side-gabled main house has paired double-hung windows and a two-story portico framing central doors with sidelights.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
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Alexander M. and Althea Brooks built this Greek Revival style home of native cedar and pine by 1851. James Harvey and Dorothy (Olive) Wilbarger acquired the property in 1865. James, son of noted scalping victim Josiah Wilbarger, served as a teenager for the U.S.-Mexico War, mustering out as 4th corporal of his company of the Texas Mounted Volunteers. Their descendants lived in the home for more than a century. A carriage house and cook's house, still standing, were added by 1887. The two-story side-gabled main house has paired double-hung windows and a two-story portico framing central doors with sidelights.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
Erected 1967 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 18050.)
Location. 30° 6.901′ N, 97° 19.166′ W. Marker is in Bastrop, Texas, in Bastrop County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Buttonwood Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1403 Main Street, Bastrop TX 78602, 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 walking
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
