Blanco in Blanco County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Amenthal

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 2, 2023

1. Amenthal Marker

Inscription. Constructed of native stone quarried near the site, this home was built in 1882-83 in Pittsburg (later annexed by Blanco) by Irish craftsman Laurence H. Wall. The total construction cost was $1,000. John Wilson Baines and his wife Ruth Ament Huffman (later grandparents of Lyndon Baines Johnson) purchased the home in 1887 and named it Amenthal. The house changed ownership several times after the Baines family left in 1904. Andrew J. Wagner purchased it in 1918, two years before he was elected county sheriff. The house remained in the Wagner family until 1943.

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12394.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 30° 5.85′ N, 98° 24.879′ W. Marker is in Blanco, Texas, in Blanco County. It is on River Road 0.1 miles east of Trainer Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 819 River Road, Blanco TX 78606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country.

It is

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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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Blanco Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Home County of Pioneer Leader Joseph Wilson Baines (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jesse L. McCrocklin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Blanco County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Adrian Edwards Conn Home (approx. half a mile away); Blanco Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Blanco High School (approx. ¾ mile away); Blanco State Park (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blanco.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 2, 2023

2. Amenthal Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 584 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.