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Originally a modest one-story cottage built about 1867 by Phocian Tate. Sold in 1887 to A. Senftenberg, merchant, who added second story and porches with Victorian ornamentation. In 1900 Kenneth Brandon bought home and extended northeast section. Most of early features still remain. Of interest is basement built of Columbus-made brick. In 1968 Magnolia Homes Tour bought house to restore it as a museum, with period furnishings.
Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon Home is a historical marker in Columbus, Colorado County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7066, -96.5422 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ilse-Rau House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of Columbus Female Seminary, Bartels-Wirtz House, and Townsend-West House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089005205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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