This 1874 house of longleaf pine features full-length gallery porches and such classical revival elements as square columns, dentils and brackets. It was built on Austin Street for the John Hynes family and designed by San Antonio architect Viggo Kohler. Circuit riding priests from Refugio made the house the center of the Catholic community until a church was built in 1889. The house was moved to South Church Street in 1906 and converted to apartments shared by the Brundretts and Sorensons. By 1928 it was again a single family dwelling for the Ingersoll and then Wren families. In 1958, the Charles Balthrope family bought the house as a vacation home. They restored and refurbished the house after Hurricane Celia, and it remained in their family until 1996.
Hynes-Balthrope House
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Hynes-Balthrope House is a historical marker in Rockport, Aransas County, dedicated in 2015. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Aransas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 55 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.0180, -97.0556 near Rockport. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mathis House (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Baylor-Norvell House, Moore House, and Sorenson-Stair Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507018105. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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