Marker Inscription
Bartlett McClure and his wife Sarah Ann built a log cabin and settled here in 1831 McClure, the first chief justice of Gonzales County, was a member of the convention of Texas in 1833. This house was built in 1842-43. After Judge McClure's death in 1842, Sarah Ann married Charles Braches, a member of the Republic of Texas Congress. The site of many events in early Texas history, the Braches house is a vernacular interpretation of the Greek revival style. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962
About this site
Braches House is a historical marker in Gonzales County, Texas, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 85 historical markers documented in Gonzales County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4776, -97.3081. The nearest cataloged historic site is McClure-Braches Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Braches House, Houston, Sam, Oak, and Littlefield, Hutson B..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177000482. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
