The Barr Mansion – Certified Organic

Posted by Angela on August 29th, 2008 in Green Building & Green Homes News, Green Events & Places

The Mansion
The seven acre Barr Mansion was built in 1898 for cotton merchant William Braxton Barr (1864-1902) and his wife Matilda (Tillie) Birdwell (1868-1951),  and was designed by Austin architect Charles Page. The home remained in the Barr family until 1980, when Mark and Melanie McAfee fell in love with the mansion and purchased it. [...]

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