Preservation


WIC has been instrumental in preserving two historical buildings as well as photo collections.

Winters-Wimberley House – Click Here to Learn More

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The Winters–Wimberley House is a historic home in Wimberley, Texas, in c.1856. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The property has 5 acres out of an original 34-acre mill site property obtained in 1856 by William C. Winters (1809–1864) near Glendale trading post (which later became Wimberley).

The Wimberley-Hughes / Zach House – Click Here to Learn More

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The Zach House a.k.a. the Wimberley Hughes House was recorded as a TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK in 2016. Zachary Taylor “Zach” Wimberley began construction on this house around 1877 for his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Franklin.

Buck Winn Murals – Click Here to Learn More

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Originally part of a 280 foot, 360-degree mural depicting the West, BuckWinn’s A History of Ranching mural wrapped around the second tier of Pearl Brewery’s Corral Room. Click on the LINK above to read more and discover what happened to the mural and how Wimberley obtained 2 8-foot long sections.

Historical Photo Archives of Wimberley – Click Here to Learn More

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