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Food scene
Fine Dining: A menu of international small plates in a modern, rustic space with patio seating. Try the cheese and meat plate/Charcuterie Board with the wine of your choice. Nice romantic atmosphere.
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Ninety Six West
103 S Baylor StFine Dining: A menu of international small plates in a modern, rustic space with patio seating. Try the cheese and meat plate/Charcuterie Board with the wine of your choice. Nice romantic atmosphere.
What’s a Gastropub? “It’s a bar [we are a bar AND restaurant] that serves food considered to be of high quality.” There! Now you know! Restaurant/coffee shop/bar in Historic Downtown Brenham, Texas
Free WiFi!
30 North Coffee Bar and Gastropub
302 East Alamo Street
What’s a Gastropub? “It’s a bar [we are a bar AND restaurant] that serves food considered to be of high quality.” There! Now you know! Restaurant/coffee shop/bar in Historic Downtown Brenham, Texas
Free WiFi!
The owner is one of our personal friends. Mark is a pastor as well as a restauranteur. He is known for slowly cooking his meat with hellfire and brimstone. Ok, maybe not, but that made me chuckle. Pioneer is known for its live music "jams" concerts, and awesome atmosphere. On Sunday evenings from 5 pm to close they host Pioneer Mission Community, an innovative church plant led by Pioneer owner, Mark Renn (also an ordained pastor)! Come as you are for a casual worship service with a relevant message followed by a free dinner! www.pioneermissioncommunity.org
Pioneer Smokehouse
309 South Park StreetThe owner is one of our personal friends. Mark is a pastor as well as a restauranteur. He is known for slowly cooking his meat with hellfire and brimstone. Ok, maybe not, but that made me chuckle. Pioneer is known for its live music "jams" concerts, and awesome atmosphere. On Sunday evenings from 5 pm to close they host Pioneer Mission Community, an innovative church plant led by Pioneer owner, Mark Renn (also an ordained pastor)! Come as you are for a casual worship service with a relevant message followed by a free dinner! www.pioneermissioncommunity.org
Mescalito Coffee provides specialty coffee in Brenham, TX, sourcing beans from the top roasters around the United States. Through years of traveling and tasting coffee, we believe we have selected the top coffees to bring to our shop. We’ve chosen coffee roasters who take extreme pride in their craft and who show concern and support for the farms they work with. These roasters rigorously sample roast their beans to find the optimum point that highlights the unique territory, environment and care the farmers have taken to cultivate their beans. By finding the farmers and the roasters that have this rigor, you are ensured you have the opportunity to drink the most flavorful coffee you could possibly experience. With a passion for quality, consistency, and overall amazing result, we honor the farms and the roasters hard work by continuing to meticulously handle and prepare the coffee to ensure what you taste at Mescalito Coffee will be the coffee you set your standards by. It will be worth the trip.
Mescalito Coffee
100 East Alamo StreetMescalito Coffee provides specialty coffee in Brenham, TX, sourcing beans from the top roasters around the United States. Through years of traveling and tasting coffee, we believe we have selected the top coffees to bring to our shop. We’ve chosen coffee roasters who take extreme pride in their craft and who show concern and support for the farms they work with. These roasters rigorously sample roast their beans to find the optimum point that highlights the unique territory, environment and care the farmers have taken to cultivate their beans. By finding the farmers and the roasters that have this rigor, you are ensured you have the opportunity to drink the most flavorful coffee you could possibly experience. With a passion for quality, consistency, and overall amazing result, we honor the farms and the roasters hard work by continuing to meticulously handle and prepare the coffee to ensure what you taste at Mescalito Coffee will be the coffee you set your standards by. It will be worth the trip.
A menu of smoked meats sold by the pound, combo plates, & tacos in a no-frills space with sports TV.
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LJ's BBQ
1407 W Main StA menu of smoked meats sold by the pound, combo plates, & tacos in a no-frills space with sports TV.
About Must Be Heaven
Old-fashioned parlor for ice cream, pie & cake, plus savories such as soups, sandwiches & quiche.
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Must Be Heaven
107 W Alamo St
About Must Be Heaven
Old-fashioned parlor for ice cream, pie & cake, plus savories such as soups, sandwiches & quiche.
Traditional Italian cuisine & extensive wine list served in a converted Colonial "Salt Box" house. A true fine dining experience.
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Volare Italian Restaurant
102 S Ross StTraditional Italian cuisine & extensive wine list served in a converted Colonial "Salt Box" house. A true fine dining experience.
Traditional steakhouse offering classic menu in historic space, replete with imported, antique bar. Great place to gather with the guys to watch the game. The Bleu Burger with their famous onion rings is a favorite or choose from several of their fresh salads like the Cobb or the Wedge. The food generally takes some time but it's worth the wait.
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B T Longhorn Saloon
205 S Baylor StTraditional steakhouse offering classic menu in historic space, replete with imported, antique bar. Great place to gather with the guys to watch the game. The Bleu Burger with their famous onion rings is a favorite or choose from several of their fresh salads like the Cobb or the Wedge. The food generally takes some time but it's worth the wait.
One of Brenham's hidden secrets is known mostly to the locals. Don't let the outside scare you. If you want authentic freshly made Mexican food from friendly wait staff then Daisy's is the place. They make their Salsa and Picante fresh every day. As Nacho Libre' says, "It is the beeeesssst"
Daisy's
605 East Main StreetOne of Brenham's hidden secrets is known mostly to the locals. Don't let the outside scare you. If you want authentic freshly made Mexican food from friendly wait staff then Daisy's is the place. They make their Salsa and Picante fresh every day. As Nacho Libre' says, "It is the beeeesssst"
City/town information
When you visit Washington County and experience the sites, smells and sounds of Brenham, Burton, Chappell Hill, Independence and Washington, you’ll feel the real pride of Texas.
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Brenham
When you visit Washington County and experience the sites, smells and sounds of Brenham, Burton, Chappell Hill, Independence and Washington, you’ll feel the real pride of Texas.
We're the Round Top Antiques Show. We're country chic meets arts and culture. We're stellar shopping and southern hospitality. We're fine dining mixed with front-porch living. Yep, Round Top's a way of life. Our Texas version of Aspen (that’s according to “Texas Monthly”) is a year-round escape from the big-city bustle. No traffic, no smog, no place you'll love more.
Plan your visit today and experience Round Top: Big Time Small.
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Round Top
We're the Round Top Antiques Show. We're country chic meets arts and culture. We're stellar shopping and southern hospitality. We're fine dining mixed with front-porch living. Yep, Round Top's a way of life. Our Texas version of Aspen (that’s according to “Texas Monthly”) is a year-round escape from the big-city bustle. No traffic, no smog, no place you'll love more.
Plan your visit today and experience Round Top: Big Time Small.
Founded in 1835, Independence is a town rich in history. For starters, Independence is the homesite of Baylor University—and Sam Houston and his family lived here in the 1850s.
Independence
Founded in 1835, Independence is a town rich in history. For starters, Independence is the homesite of Baylor University—and Sam Houston and his family lived here in the 1850s.
Sightseeing
This way to
The Little Creamery.
Visit us in our hometown of Brenham, Texas! Stop by for a scoop of ice cream at the Ice Cream Parlor, shop in the Country Store and learn more about us in our Visitor Center.
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Blue Bell Creameries
1101 S Blue Bell RdThis way to
The Little Creamery.
Visit us in our hometown of Brenham, Texas! Stop by for a scoop of ice cream at the Ice Cream Parlor, shop in the Country Store and learn more about us in our Visitor Center.
Expansive nursery specializing in roses with landscaped gardens available for special events.
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Antique Rose Emporium
10000 FM 50Expansive nursery specializing in roses with landscaped gardens available for special events.
The picturesque Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site is located on the Brazos River. The expansive park grounds along the Brazos River provide a beautiful setting for picnicking, sightseeing and bird-watching. The Star of the Republic Museum, Independence Hall and Barrington Plantation, offer the visitor a unique insight into the lives and times of the men who fought and won Texas' independence from Mexico.
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Washington-On-The-Brazos State Historic Site
23400 Park Rd 12The picturesque Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site is located on the Brazos River. The expansive park grounds along the Brazos River provide a beautiful setting for picnicking, sightseeing and bird-watching. The Star of the Republic Museum, Independence Hall and Barrington Plantation, offer the visitor a unique insight into the lives and times of the men who fought and won Texas' independence from Mexico.
Entertainment
The Simon Theatre is a theater in Brenham, Texas. It was built by James Simon, designed by Houston architect Alfred C. Finn, and constructed in 1925. For many decades the Simon Theatre provided the community with a setting for theatrical performances, vaudeville acts, ballroom dances, special events and movies.
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The Barnhill Center at Historic Simon Theatre
111 W Main StThe Simon Theatre is a theater in Brenham, Texas. It was built by James Simon, designed by Houston architect Alfred C. Finn, and constructed in 1925. For many decades the Simon Theatre provided the community with a setting for theatrical performances, vaudeville acts, ballroom dances, special events and movies.
Shopping
The owner Stacy is one of our good friends and will greet you with a smile. She is quite possibly the most talented designers in Brenham. Everyday Luxuries & Home Goods featuring locally handmade goods and vintage furniture. Vintage Finds + Local Goods
Tuesday thru Saturday • 10:30a to 5:30p
Sunday • 12:30p to 3p
It's good to be home.
The Revival Mercantile
217 W Main StThe owner Stacy is one of our good friends and will greet you with a smile. She is quite possibly the most talented designers in Brenham. Everyday Luxuries & Home Goods featuring locally handmade goods and vintage furniture. Vintage Finds + Local Goods
Tuesday thru Saturday • 10:30a to 5:30p
Sunday • 12:30p to 3p
It's good to be home.
Cooper is a personal friend as well as an incredible talent. ReCoop Designs is a design/build artisan workshop and store focused on sustainability. Most of our works are created from reclaimed materials salvaged primarily from around the Texas hill country. We are able to do this because we have an in-house sawmill which allows us to create most of our own wood materials from raw materials. We also offer kiln drying services, furniture refinishing and repurposing, woodwork, steelwork, brass work, copper work, zinc work, lighting, and interior design.
ReCoop Designs
1542 Texas 237Cooper is a personal friend as well as an incredible talent. ReCoop Designs is a design/build artisan workshop and store focused on sustainability. Most of our works are created from reclaimed materials salvaged primarily from around the Texas hill country. We are able to do this because we have an in-house sawmill which allows us to create most of our own wood materials from raw materials. We also offer kiln drying services, furniture refinishing and repurposing, woodwork, steelwork, brass work, copper work, zinc work, lighting, and interior design.
Parks
This 85-acre park features volleyball, basketball, soccer & disc golf, plus an amphitheater. It features a 2 mile shaded granite running path
City of Brenham - Hohlt Park
2425 N Park StThis 85-acre park features volleyball, basketball, soccer & disc golf, plus an amphitheater. It features a 2 mile shaded granite running path
A cute pocket park in downtown Brenham preserves the early history of Brenham at a location of the town's cistern and water supply, a marvel of 19th century engineering and infrastructure and a State Archaeological landmark in this small Texas town. A total of 8 signs here detail the early development of Brenham, its growth as a railroad town, its troubled occupation by the Union Army and Freedmen's Bureau troops after the Civil War, and the founding of the city's Hook and Ladder firefighting company.
"Toubin Park - 208 S. Park Street
Beneath Brenham streets is a State Archaeological Landmark, a large system of historic cisterns. The cisterns were built in the late 1800's to store rainwater for public fire fighting. Private cisterns were also abundant throughout early Washington County, used for bathing, drinking and cooking.
The large system of public cisterns in early Brenham was a rarity. The city was considered very progressive for using the new-fangled contraptions to fight fires. No other Texas cities were known to install public cisterns, or to provide public services so early.
Enjoy the Wild West story of why these cisterns were built. It's a tale of an early railroad, a rough Boom Town, and colorful characters who shaped Washington County's history.
Follow the intriguing details of the 1866 Burning of Brenham and the large gunfight that led to the fire.
Learn how Brenham citizens banded together to protect themselves and their properties from oppressive Union troops during Reconstruction.
See a large private cistern circa 1880 and learn how it was used.
Discover how public cisterns were built and supplied with water by innovative private businesses.
Find out about present-day cisterns and how to harvest rainwater for your landscape, water features, livestock, and even for indoor use."
The waymarked sign of history reads as follows:
"BRENHAM’S EXTENSIVE CISTERN SYSTEMS
By 1878, the success of cisterns in Brenham was proven and the new contraptions were quite popular. Construction of cisterns systems accelerated throughout Washington County. Many new buildings were designed with reservoir roofs, feeding rainwater into cisterns.
Private households and small businesses usually couldn’t afford underground cisterns, so above ground tanks were the most common.
Most affluent businesses installed underground cisterns which were often larger, and stored water away from the sun. This kept the water cooler, cleaner, and free of bacteria. In those days, it was common for business houses to include living quarters, and there cisterns provided water for cooking, bathing, drinking, and fighting fires.
Construction of public cisterns also escalated. By eighteen fifty-five, there were twenty-seven cisterns available for public use in Brenham, a remarkable number to be built in only eight years. Most were under public streets and quite large, their tops sealed with manhole covers.
Rainwater was fed into these underground cisterns through downspouts and pipes from the roofs of adjacent buildings. Brenham’s brand-new Silsby fire truck was designed with hoses to draw water from the cisterns, filling its large tank that was pulled by horses or men.
The proliferation of cisterns in Washington County created a demanding market for the devices. A local cistern factory was established in 1884 by Adolph Seelhorst and his partner W. E. Reichardt. They began making cisterns of galvanized iron, which greatly improve the quality and performance.
Although Reichart and Seelhorst also made flus and other products, cisterns were there most popular items. They supplied the local market and also shipped many cisterns across “Texas, the Indian Territory and Old and New Mexico.”
Seelhorst lived in a large, stately home that was built in about eighteen seventy-nine. It had a copper lined roof to catch rainwater that was piped to a cistern under the back porch. Today the private residence displays a Texas historical marker, and the roof and cistern are still intact.
Many cisterns that were built during this era are still under Brenham streets and buildings. But since most cisterns were installed above ground, there is no longer any evidence of them.
No other example of such extensive cistern systems has been found in Texas. It is believed that, when the city of Brenham began building cisterns, it became the earliest Texas government to offer public works. The unique venture was driven by local, innovative businessmen who couldn’t bear to see their properties burned again.
Most other cities didn’t begin building water systems until the late 1880s to the early 1900s. Soon after that, the installation of fire hydrants eliminated the need for public cisterns.
In 2000 the city of Brenham uncovered an underground cistern while doing street work at a downtown intersection. A cistern expert, from the Texas Historical Commission in Austin, inspected the large cistern validated its historical significance.
Shortly thereafter Brenham’s public cistern systems were named a state archaeological landmark."
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City of Brenham - Toubin Park
208 S Park StA cute pocket park in downtown Brenham preserves the early history of Brenham at a location of the town's cistern and water supply, a marvel of 19th century engineering and infrastructure and a State Archaeological landmark in this small Texas town. A total of 8 signs here detail the early development of Brenham, its growth as a railroad town, its troubled occupation by the Union Army and Freedmen's Bureau troops after the Civil War, and the founding of the city's Hook and Ladder firefighting company.
"Toubin Park - 208 S. Park Street
Beneath Brenham streets is a State Archaeological Landmark, a large system of historic cisterns. The cisterns were built in the late 1800's to store rainwater for public fire fighting. Private cisterns were also abundant throughout early Washington County, used for bathing, drinking and cooking.
The large system of public cisterns in early Brenham was a rarity. The city was considered very progressive for using the new-fangled contraptions to fight fires. No other Texas cities were known to install public cisterns, or to provide public services so early.
Enjoy the Wild West story of why these cisterns were built. It's a tale of an early railroad, a rough Boom Town, and colorful characters who shaped Washington County's history.
Follow the intriguing details of the 1866 Burning of Brenham and the large gunfight that led to the fire.
Learn how Brenham citizens banded together to protect themselves and their properties from oppressive Union troops during Reconstruction.
See a large private cistern circa 1880 and learn how it was used.
Discover how public cisterns were built and supplied with water by innovative private businesses.
Find out about present-day cisterns and how to harvest rainwater for your landscape, water features, livestock, and even for indoor use."
The waymarked sign of history reads as follows:
"BRENHAM’S EXTENSIVE CISTERN SYSTEMS
By 1878, the success of cisterns in Brenham was proven and the new contraptions were quite popular. Construction of cisterns systems accelerated throughout Washington County. Many new buildings were designed with reservoir roofs, feeding rainwater into cisterns.
Private households and small businesses usually couldn’t afford underground cisterns, so above ground tanks were the most common.
Most affluent businesses installed underground cisterns which were often larger, and stored water away from the sun. This kept the water cooler, cleaner, and free of bacteria. In those days, it was common for business houses to include living quarters, and there cisterns provided water for cooking, bathing, drinking, and fighting fires.
Construction of public cisterns also escalated. By eighteen fifty-five, there were twenty-seven cisterns available for public use in Brenham, a remarkable number to be built in only eight years. Most were under public streets and quite large, their tops sealed with manhole covers.
Rainwater was fed into these underground cisterns through downspouts and pipes from the roofs of adjacent buildings. Brenham’s brand-new Silsby fire truck was designed with hoses to draw water from the cisterns, filling its large tank that was pulled by horses or men.
The proliferation of cisterns in Washington County created a demanding market for the devices. A local cistern factory was established in 1884 by Adolph Seelhorst and his partner W. E. Reichardt. They began making cisterns of galvanized iron, which greatly improve the quality and performance.
Although Reichart and Seelhorst also made flus and other products, cisterns were there most popular items. They supplied the local market and also shipped many cisterns across “Texas, the Indian Territory and Old and New Mexico.”
Seelhorst lived in a large, stately home that was built in about eighteen seventy-nine. It had a copper lined roof to catch rainwater that was piped to a cistern under the back porch. Today the private residence displays a Texas historical marker, and the roof and cistern are still intact.
Many cisterns that were built during this era are still under Brenham streets and buildings. But since most cisterns were installed above ground, there is no longer any evidence of them.
No other example of such extensive cistern systems has been found in Texas. It is believed that, when the city of Brenham began building cisterns, it became the earliest Texas government to offer public works. The unique venture was driven by local, innovative businessmen who couldn’t bear to see their properties burned again.
Most other cities didn’t begin building water systems until the late 1880s to the early 1900s. Soon after that, the installation of fire hydrants eliminated the need for public cisterns.
In 2000 the city of Brenham uncovered an underground cistern while doing street work at a downtown intersection. A cistern expert, from the Texas Historical Commission in Austin, inspected the large cistern validated its historical significance.
Shortly thereafter Brenham’s public cistern systems were named a state archaeological landmark."