Time is running out to buy tickets for the annual Holiday Historic Homes Tour, hosted by the Bastrop Museum and Visitor Center team.

In a nutshell

The self-paced tour features five historic homes, along with a social and cultural hub in the community, including:
  • Eleonore Lister Home, 906 Pine St.
  • S.L. and Yvonne Brannon, Jr. Home, 709 Buttonwood St.
  • Louis Baron House, 1707 Pecan St.
  • Kleinert-Griesenbeck House, 802 Jefferson St.
  • Cochran-Watson Home, 1206 Pecan St.
  • Kerr Community Center, 1308 Walnut St.
Guides will be available at each location to provide insight into the history of the building.
Ticketholders are invited to enter the locations featured on the tour, where a docent will explain the history of the building. (Courtesy Joe Newman)
Ticketholders are invited to enter the locations featured on the tour, where a docent will explain the history of the building. (Courtesy Joe Newman)
What else?

The highlight of this year’s tour is the Kerr Community Center, according to a news release. Listed in the National Register, KCC is historically known as a safe space for the Black community and now offers community and private events for everyone. The center will celebrate its 110th anniversary Dec. 15 from 3-6 p.m.

Proceeds from the tour benefit the Bastrop County Historical Society and the organization’s efforts to preserve the county’s history. The event contributes to the preservation of the historical landmarks.


Quote of note

“Travel through time this holiday season as you tour homes of 19th-century German immigrants, a trailblazing businesswoman, a dedicated pharmacist, a local mayor, a county home demonstration agent and even a railroad bridge watchman,” officials said in the news release. “Walk in the footsteps of European royalty, Chittlin’ Circuit entertainers and a modern-day heroine who successfully campaigned for a new national holiday.”