September 15, 2008

2008 Claiborne Kyle Log House Fried Chicken Dinner

It's time once again for the Claiborne Kyle Log House Fried Chicken Dinner!

FRIED CHICKEN AND ENTERTAINMENT

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Entertainment:
Cliff Caskey
Del David

Where:
2400 S. Old Stagecoach Road
County Road 136, South of Kyle

When:
Saturday, September 27, 2008
11:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.

Cost (for the chicken dinner):
$7.00 Adults
Under 12 - $4.00


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What is the Claiborne Kyle Log House?
"In 1844 Claiborne and Lucy Kyle moved to Texas where they built this house in 1850, a massive log home overlooking the Blanco River built of cedar logs. The four pen linear dog trot house has four rooms, each about 16 feet square. The home has been restored and refurnished, and is listed on the National Register." - http://www.ohwy.com/tx/c/clkyloho.htm

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi,

Thats an awesome log home... Can i know how old it is? The perspective of the image is also superb...

Sean Claes said...

Sure... I'll also send this to you in a message...

But for everyone:
Claiborne Kyle Log House -

Claiborne and Lucy Bugg Kyle married in1829 in Tennessee and moved to Texas in 1844. In 1850, they built this massive log house on a bluff overlooking the Blanco River where he, Lucy, and their eight children and one adopted son lived. Built of huge cedar logs, the four-pen, linear dog trot house has four rooms, each about 16 feet square lined up, tow on either side of the dog trot. The home has been restored and furnished by the Kyle Log House Commission. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. On County Road 136 southwest of Kyle.

(From http://www.lone-star.net/mall/txtrails/kyle.htm)