Marker Inscription
Once home to area pioneer Joseph Bird, his wife Eliza, and their extended family, portions of this house date to the mid-1850s. Two single-pen log cabins, built at different times and exhibiting different construction techniques, eventually were joined together to form a dogtrot cabin under one roof, with limestone chimneys at the east and west ends. By the 1880s, the family built a half-story addition and full-length porch on the front, and shed rooms at the rear. Vertical cypress siding covered the exterior until a 1980s renovation revealed much of the original log construction. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2005
About this site
Joseph and Eliza Bird Residence is a historical marker in Round Mountain, Blanco County, dedicated in 2005. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Blanco County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 59 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4310, -98.3431 near Round Mountain. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bird, Joseph (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Elitha Smith Martin, Round Mountain Stage-Coach Inn and Stable, and Round Mountain Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013484. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
