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Historic Place
Braches House (1971)
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About this site
Braches House is a historic place in Gonzales, Gonzales County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 4 historic places documented in Gonzales County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4762, -97.3093 near Gonzales. The nearest cataloged historic site is Braches House (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include McClure-Braches Cemetery, Houston, Sam, Oak, and Littlefield, Hutson B..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2071000936. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Braches House, a two-story vernacular Greek Revival dwelling, was built in 1842-43 on Peach Creek in Gonzales County by Sarah Ann (McClure) Braches after her family's earlier log home was burned during the Runaway Scrape. Beside it stands the great live oak known as the Sam Houston or Runaway Scrape Oak, under which General Sam Houston is said to have camped in March 1836 at the start of his retreat toward San Jacinto. It is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Also at or near Gonzales, Gonzales County
“Braches House” names 2 distinct records in Gonzales County. This page is the historic place dedicated in 1971 in Gonzales. The others:
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Nearby in Gonzales County
Historical Marker
Braches House
Gonzales County · 1962
Cemetery
McClure-Braches Cemetery
Gonzales · 1998
Historical Marker
Houston, Sam, Oak
Gonzales County · 1936
Historical Marker
Littlefield, Hutson B.
Gonzales · 1962
Historical Marker
Kokernot, David L.
Gonzales · 1962
Cemetery
Unknown
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