Robertson Plantation

Robertson Plantation opens doors for special Gala

November 25, 2015 by Tim Fleischer Leave a Comment

Gala affair will benefit Salado Historical Society, Central Texas Area Museum and Robertson Colony-Salado College Foundation

The Ambrose and Cowan families, sixth generation owners of the Robertson Plantation and descendents of E.S.C. Robertson, are hosting a gala to benefit historic preservation in Salado on 7-10 p.m. Dec. 3.

The Gala affair will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres catered by The Range at the Barton House and live music by Pam Bland and Drs. Matt Rogers and Guy Okeson.

Robertson Plantation is fascinating piece of history

November 6, 2015 by Tim Fleischer 1 Comment

Frontier mansion will be open for Gala event on Dec. 3, will be stop on Christmas Homes Tour on Dec. 4-6

They know the tinner’s name who did the standing seam roof.

They know who made the 11,000 shingles for the original barn.

The windows, sashes and shutters came from Houston.

They have records of just about everything.