W. R. Hughes Home · 1966
Built 1880 by W. R. Hughes, farmer, orchard grower. "Old Plantation" architecture; has ornate gables, dormers, glass. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966
View on map ↗Lampasas County, Texas
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Built 1880 by W. R. Hughes, farmer, orchard grower. "Old Plantation" architecture; has ornate gables, dormers, glass. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966
View on map ↗According to oral tradition, this congregation was organized in 1872 as the Clear Creek Missionary Baptist Church by six families who resided in this area of east Lampasas County. The church petitioned for membership in…
View on map ↗Between 1934 and 1949, more than a hundred boys escaped the harsh realities of the Great Depression at the Boys Ranch at this site. They came from everywhere; many were orphans, while others were from broken homes or…
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