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Shelburne-Reinecker House

Bellville · Austin County · placed 1994 · Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

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Austin County, Texas

The story

This house began as a one story residence built in 1882 by prominent lawyer, stage legislator, and merchant James Henry Shelburne (1845-1904) and his wife Mary Ann Perkins. Their heirs sold the house to William and Bertha Reinecker in 1912. The Reineckers added a second story, wraparound porch, and indoor plumbing in 1913, transforming the farm house into a prairie school design-influenced bungalow.

The house remained in the Reinecker family until 1981. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1994

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