The Homestead House
The Homestead House is situated on 5.25 acres located 15 miles southwest of Brenham. The Homestead House is one of five buildings on the property. The Polasek/Sklar house, the Shrine to a Well, the Gazebo and the Barn complete this country campus.
Charles Brookshire, Innkeeper
13622 Homestead Lane
Burton, TX 77835-6944
www.thehomesteadhouse.com
The Lonesome Dove Bed & Breakfast
The Ultimate Romantic Getaway in a secluded 1850 log cabin nestled in the woods overlooking a scenic 3 acre pond. 2 story cabin has kingsize log bed upstairs and queen sleeper sofa downstairs. Can accomodate up to 4 adults.
John and Gay Barnett
4421 Rehburg Road
Burton, TX 77835
Phone: (979) 289-5005
www.lonesomedovebedandbreakfast.com
Knittel Homestead Inn
The Knittel Homestead Inn features two beautifully restored homes, the 1870 Knittel House, a two story Texas Victorian constructed to resemble a Mississippi Riverboat and the Washington House, a handsomely restored 1914 farmhouse. Both houses provide the charm of the country homes of yesteryear and comfortable amenities for today’s traveling guest. Innkeepers Steve and Carmen Finn have chosen to embellish the décor of each room to favor a style that might have been prevalent at the turn of the last century. Breakfast is a splendid thing! Scrumptious offerings, elegantly served each morning of your stay. Nearby Round Top and Brenham.
Knittel Homestead Inn
520 North Main
P.O. Box 84
Burton, TX 77835
Phone: (979) 289-5102
Email: stay@knittelhomestead.com
www.knittelhomestead.com
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Burton, on U.S. Highway 290 in western Washington County, Texas, is just a short distance away fron Houston, TX and Austin, TX alike. This small community provides the ideal escape from the big city with beautiful countryside and a plethora of bed and breakfasts to relax and unwind.
Be sure to check out the local antique shops and don't miss the yearly cotton gin festival for a taste of rural texas hospitality. Find more event information and details about the festival at www.cottonginmuseum.org.
HISTORY
Burton, TX was originally established in 1862 and named for John M. Burton, an early settler in the area. The Burton post office opened in 1870, with A. C. Huberich as first postmaster. In the fall of 1872 the community incorporated, and Nelson Felder served as the first mayor. The town's economy benefited from the extension of the Houston and Texas Central Railway from Brenham to Austin after the Civil War.
During the 1880s Burton had three churches, a bank, a school, and a hotel, and by 1885 it had a population of 150. Its population was reported as 400 in 1896 and nearly 600 in 1910. Burton had a population of 800 and thirty businesses by the mid-1940s. During the 1970s, however, the town declined, and its residents had dwindled to 296 by 1980. The population was an estimated 368 in 1987, and 311 in 1990, when Burton had a post office, an independent school district, a bank, and a number of small businesses.
In 2000 the population was 359. Leander H. McNelly, one of the most famous Texas Rangers, was buried near Burton in 1877. In the early 1980s economist Douglas Hutchinson of Burton, Ohio, acquired a Victorian house in Burton and renovated an old cotton gin there as a center for information on cotton ginning.
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Tom's Fiddle Stix, LLC - 12607 West Washington Street, Burton, TX