Georgetown Real Estate and City Information

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About Georgetown:  Established in 1848, at the fork of the North and South San Gabriel river, as an agricultural trading center for greater area. Much of Georgetown's historical homes, businesses, and historical establishments have been carefully preserved! The downtown square area is exciting, vibrant and a great tourist attraction. A farmers market is held on the square every Thursday! Williamson County was called "The Land of Good Water" by the Tonkawa Indians.  Early pioneers were attracted to the Georgetown area because of the abundant and pure water supply that issued from the ground springs. Additionally, the land to the east was fertile, inexpensive and there were plenty of timber, alongside the river beds, for home building. Cotton was the major crop of the area from 1880 through 1920 and created wealth for several generations. Current population is approximately 50,000. Fortune Small Business Magazine in a 2008 publication named Georgetown the No. 2 best city in the nation to live and launch.

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Old Williamson County Courthouse (Town Square)

Icons of Georgetown are the old County Courthouse(left) and Southwestern University (right). This courthouse was completed in 1911 at a cost of $96,000 and was the fifth courthouse to serve Wiliamson County. Its architechture is classical revival, featuring giant order ionic columns and a copper dome with a four faced clock and a blind justice statute. Southwestern University was established in Georgetown in 1873, making it the oldest Texas colleges or university.

Southwestern University

First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church was founded in 1849 as Georgetown Mission.  This structure was built of of native limestone, handcut on site, in 1891-1893. St. Johns United Methodist Church was established in 1871. This structure, was built, of native limestone, in 1906 when the church relocated to the downtown area.  This church held Swedish language services until the 1940's.

St. John's United Methodist Church

Grain Silos	Grain Silos (no longer used) are reminders of Georgetown's past agricultural booms. The soils to the east of Georgetown were so fertile that farmers became very prosperous in just a few years. Most of the farms in 1850 -1870, were small and grew staple crops like corn and wheat. From 1870 -1910 the area had rapid economic and population increases brought about by the cattle industry first, followed the railroad industry and finally by the cotton industry.
Palace Theater	The Palace Theater (just off the Georgetown Square) Built in 1925 during the silent film era, it was remodeled in 1936 to its present Art-Deco style.
Vintage Architecture	In 1892 picket fences surrounded almost every home in Georgetown creating a unique and classic hometown mystique. The cattle and railroad and cotton industries ushered in relative prosperity that is reflected in the abundance of Victorian style homes preserved throughout Georgetown from this era. In 1997 Georgetown was honored as a "Great American Main Street City".

Shafer Saddlery

Shafer Saddlery (erected in 1870 of handcut limestone) - This frontier saddlery was used as the first County Courthouse

San Gabriel Park

The beautiful San Gabriel Park lies alongside of the San Gabriel River to the North of Georgetown. This park is very peaceful! My Daughter won the district cross country championships here in 2003. (One of my favorite memories)

Some information taken from "Land of Good Water" by Clara Stearns Scarbrough, copyright 1973.
Some information taken from historical markers in Georgetown Texas
All pictures taken by Bob Guest