The Winedale Story - Welcome to Winedale

Winedale, a division of the University of Texas Center for American History, is a complex of 19th-century structures and modern facilities situated on 225 acres of land that once was a part of the Stephen F. Austin Colony.		Winedale is a place for learning, where outstanding examples of early Texas architecture, a rural setting, and public programs provide educational opportunities throughout the year.

Hazel's Lone Oak Cottage	1 Wagner House 2 Hazel's Lone Oak Cottage 3 Lauderdale House Chimneys 4 Winedale School 5 Four-Square Barn 6 McGregor House 7 Theater Barn 8 Public Restrooms 9 Proposed Nature Trail		10 Gideon Lineceum 11 Joseph Biegel House* 12 General Store and Service Station* 13 Winedale Office and Visitor Center 14 Cotton Gin Site 15 The Pavilion 16 Meadows Foundation Conference Center 17 Wagner Dining Hall and Dormitory *closed to public	Winedale School

The Winedale Story		A Year Full of Public Programs

The aerial view of Winedale on this panel shows the key sites to visit on your tour. These include the Wagner House and its Four-Square Barn (Winedale's centerpiece historic structures), the Theater Barn, the McGregor House, and the Winedale School. Docent-guided tours of these buildings are available on weekends (on weekdays by appointment only), or you may walk the grounds yourself. Hazel's Lone Oak Cottage, where you are now standing, features a two-part exhibit on the Winedale Story. The first part, on the north side of the breezeway, represents the social history of the Winedale area from its earliest inhabitants to the present. The second part, on the south side of the breezeway, traces the work of philanthropist Ima Hogg and the development of Winedale as a historical property of the University of Texas at Austin. If you take a few moments to view the exhibit before setting out on the tour, your visit will be all the richer.		Winedale offers a full calendar of programs, including the Spring History Symposium, the Spinning and Weaving Retreat, the Rug Hooking Workshop, and the Oktober Gartenfest, all held at the Meadows Foundation Conference Center across the road. The Theater Barn features Spring and Summer Shakespeare performances. Winedale also hosts the Spring Festival and Texas Crafts Exhibition, Eeyore's Birthday Party, Oktoberfest, and the Christmas Open House. Upcoming Winedale programs are described on the Center for American History Calendar of Events Page. For a copy of Winedale's yearly calendar of events or for information about specific programs and registration, visit the Winedale Office and Visitors Center across the road, or telephone the Winedale Office at (979)278-3530.