Historic BuildingsRockport, Texas · Erected 2011
Baldwin-Brundrett House
1028 N. Live Oak, Rockport, TX
Official Marker Inscription
Aransas County Judge W.H. Baldwin, who promoted Rockport as a deep water port, lived in this house in the 1890s. George A. Brundrett, Jr., was a Confederate veteran and cattle rancher on 15,000 acres on Matagorda Island; his family lived here from 1917-42. Brundrett’s second wife, Flavilla, often turned the parlor into a makeshift hospital, and it is said that 200 people took shelter here during the 1919 hurricane. This one-story house retains its basic design from the 1880s and exemplifies the Queen Anne style adapted to the Texas coast. The house has a front facing gable, hip roof, lace-like corner brackets, and its original windows and doors. The only modification has been the enclosure of the back porch. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 2011
— Texas Historical Commission, 2011
Marker Details
- THC Number
- #16918
- Year Erected
- 2011
- Location
- Rockport, TX
- Category
- Historic Buildings
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