Old Wurzbach Place
Rio Medina, Medina County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Built 1906 by H.F. Wurzbach, a rancher and Medina County Commissioner, 1915-1916. He planned house, featuring Colonial columns, banisters. His commissary, built 1915, served neighbors and passing stageline. Ranch was bought by E.M. Stevens family, 1960. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Rancher and Medina County commissioner H.F. Wurzbach designed and built this columned home in 1906, adding a commissary in 1915 that served both his neighbors and a passing stage line. The property passed to the Stevens family in 1960 and was recognized as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1967. It reflects the settled ranching life taking hold in the Texas Hill Country in the early twentieth century.
Why it matters
Ranch homesteads like this one anchored rural Texas communities, blending private ambition with the roadside commerce that kept isolated country connected.
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Related people
- · H.F. Wurzbach
- · E.M. Stevens
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