Victorian Farmhouse
The house developed into a symmetrical five-bay farmhouse form characteristic of historic Central Texas architecture.
Leander Texas · Historic Property Archive
600 S Bagdad Road
The historic A.S. Mason House in Leander, Texas is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark dating to approximately 1866. This surviving Central Texas farmhouse preserves an important connection to the former town of Bagdad, Texas.
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A.S. Mason House
Leander, Texas
Leander, Texas
Historic Leander
A surviving landmark from the historic town of Bagdad.
600 S Bagdad Road is the historic A.S. Mason House, a nineteenth-century Central Texas home associated with the early community of Bagdad, which existed before the development of modern Leander.
The main structure began as an early Texas two-room dog-trot log cabin and was later remodeled into the symmetrical Victorian farmhouse form seen today.
Its architecture, porches, limestone chimneys, mature trees and surviving historic features help preserve the character of one of Leander's significant early residential properties.
The A.S. Mason House
Historic Texas farmhouse character.
The home combines early Texas construction with later Victorian farmhouse design and preservation work intended to protect its architectural identity.
Double Galleries
Two levels of front porch space, bracketed columns and decorative upper-level balustrades contribute to the home's distinctive facade.
Limestone Chimneys
Two masonry wood-burning fireplaces and tall limestone chimneys remain important features of the historic house.
Preservation
Preserving an early Texas home.
Restoration work focused on protecting the structural integrity of the original home while retaining the architectural features that give it historic significance.
The fireplaces and two-story limestone chimneys were rebuilt, and a later rear addition was designed to complement the Victorian farmhouse character.
Historic preservation allows an old house to continue
serving a purpose while keeping its story visible.
Architectural Details
Details from the A.S. Mason House.
Windows, dormers, fireplaces and other surviving elements help illustrate the architectural character of this historic Leander property.
Property Archive
A closer look at 600 S Bagdad Road.
Historic photographs document the home's porches, grounds, mature trees, restoration work, stonework and architectural features through the years.
The A.S. Mason House is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. This page is maintained as a historic-property archive and does not represent a current active real estate listing.
The town surrounding the house is part of its story.
Settlers began arriving in the area that became Bagdad during the 1840s. The town was surveyed in 1854 and developed into an early Central Texas community before the establishment of Leander approximately one mile to the east.
The A.S. Mason House dates to this period of local history and remains one of the surviving physical connections between present-day Leander and the former community of Bagdad.
1840s Settlement
Settlers began arriving in the area that would develop into the community of Bagdad.
Bagdad Surveyed
The town of Bagdad was surveyed in 1854 as the early Central Texas settlement continued to develop.
A.S. Mason House
The historic home dates to approximately 1866 and is associated with farmer Alpheus S. Mason.
Leander
Leander was established later in 1882 as railroad development shifted the center of the community east.
Texas Heritage
Historic homes are part of a much larger Texas story.
The preservation of historic properties is connected to families, communities and generations of Texas history. These archival images represent the broader heritage behind Texas Historic Homes and Betty Saenz's work.
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