Winedale Historical Center

The Winedale Historical Center, located in the small community of Winedale in northeastern Fayette County, Texas, is an outdoor museum and study center dedicated to Texas history. The Winedale property was purchased in 1963 by Miss Ima Hogg (1882-1975), a Houston philanthropist, arts patron, and advocate of cultural and educational programs, in order to preserve and restore the historic Stagecoach Inn, located on the property.

In 1965, Miss Hogg collaborated with the University of Texas at Austin to begin developing a cultural study center at Winedale. By 1967, she had given the University of Texas the acreage, the restored buildings and an endowment for their upkeep. At that time, the University of Texas founded the Stagecoach Inn Council to adminster the restoration of the Inn. Today, the once simple farmstead has expanded to contain seven historical buildings situated on the 190-acre tract and is known as the Winedale Historical Center.

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