On Lexington Street south of East Lane Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Local rancher and farmer Alfred Sutton Bloor (1850-1899) and his wife Martha (Wainwright) (1849-1928), natives of Pennsylvania, built this home in 1897-98. Constructed by the Elgin Press Brick Co., the house features characteristics of the Queen . . . — — Map (db m25777) HM
Near Unnamed Road west of East Howard Lane, on the left when traveling west.
Set among rolling hills in Manor, the Boyce Family Cemetery only has five graves, consisting of the family patriarch, Aaron Boyce (1800-1846), his wife, Elizabeth Judah (Ely) Boyce (1804-1884), their son, James Boyce (1826-1841), their daughter, . . . — — Map (db m169829) HM
On East Eggleston Street at Lexington Street, on the left when traveling east on East Eggleston Street.
In area first settled by James Manor (1804-1881), who came from Tennessee with Sam Houston in 1832, later returning for his family and a sister and brother. Until 1852, area was subject to Indian raids. Other pioneers included A.F., W.M., and . . . — — Map (db m101542) HM
On Kimbro Road west of Route 1100, on the right when traveling west.
Named for pioneer landowner Lemuel Kimbro, this community was settled in the late 1870s by Swedish, Danish, and German immigrants. Most of the residents were cotton farmers, and at its height the community boasted homes, farms, the Swedish . . . — — Map (db m156625) HM
On Bitting School Road south of Littig Road, on the right when traveling south.
The town of Littig was laid out in 1883 along the route of the Houston & Texas Central Railway on land donated by former slave Jackson Morrow, and was named for A.B. Littig, who surveyed the townsite. In 1891, Thomas B. and Mary E. Fowler sold two . . . — — Map (db m167482) HM
Near North Lampasas Street east of North Lockhart Street, on the left when traveling east.
Tennessee native James Manor, who came to Texas in the early 1830s, helped settle this area. A town named for him developed here during the 1840s. A Methodist congregation was organized in 1854 and in 1861 a Union church building was erected at . . . — — Map (db m166161) HM
On New Sweden Church Road east of Church Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Organized on February 23, 1876, by the Rev. J.O. Cavallin and Swedish immigrants, the New Sweden Lutheran congregation built its first sanctuary in 1879 two miles west of this site (where the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located). The present . . . — — Map (db m26163) HM
On Rose Hill Road south of Johnson Road, on the right when traveling east.
This burial ground served the Rose Hill community, originally known as Nelleville. The settlement was founded by German immigrant George Heinrich "Henry" Nelle and his wife Dora (Lohmann). They donated this property for cemetery use in 1887. The . . . — — Map (db m168312) HM
On Wells Lane just west of Wells School Road, on the right when traveling west.
Travis County landowner Peter Carr Wells (1856-1913) donated a plot of land on his ranch to the Willow Ranch School District in 1894. Four years later, a school was established on this site. Most of those who attended were the children of Swedish . . . — — Map (db m216454) HM
On Blake Manor Road at Union Lee Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Blake Manor Road.
According to oral tradition, this congregation began meeting together for outdoor worship services in 1874. In 1884, Leonard Eck donated land, the B.J. Lee family gave a building, and the church was formally organized with the Rev. Anthony Winn as . . . — — Map (db m26696) HM
Near Roadrunner View Road north of Blake Manor Road, on the left when traveling north.
This cemetery was set aside out of land settled by Gordon C. Jennings (1782-1836), his wife, Catherine (1790-1867), and four children who came from Missouri in 1833 as part of Stephen F. Austin’s “Little Colony.” Gordon was the oldest . . . — — Map (db m158906) HM
Near Sandy Brown Lane west of Webberwood Way, on the right when traveling north.
Joseph J. Manor (1818-1884) came to Texas from Tennessee at age twenty, settling finally in Webberville, where he acquired land and opened a store and cotton gin. He married Caroline Scott (1830-1851) in 1847; both are laid to rest here, as are . . . — — Map (db m82679) HM
On West Carrie Manor Street west of Abernathy Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1903 the Rev. Joseph E. Clayton was called to be principal of Manor's first black school. Under his leadership, the educational program included vocational and mechanical training, as well as the study of languages, arts, and sciences. In 1919 . . . — — Map (db m101554) HM