Hello and Welcome to The Montalvo House

The Montalvo House is a Texas Domestic nonprofit Corporation, 501(c)(3) organization that is dedicated to the restoration, preservation, maintenance and management of the Montalvo House, a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and its associated property located in Brackettville, Texas. The two room building that you see in the photo above sits on four city lots. We would like to restore the property back to its historic roots of 125 years ago when the Montalvo family raised nine children in this small two room home. Their acreage was covered with an orchard and edible plants. A hand built rock well, located at the center of the property, provided water not only for their family but also for the entire community. This was a time when sustainability was a lifestyle, not a goal, so we would like to restore the property back to its roots, and in the process, perhaps inspire our local youth and community to think and incorporate sustainable options into their own lifestyles.

Moving forward on restoration

With a Historic Building Condition Assessment Report in hand (funded by the National Trust For Historic Preservation), in 2013 we plan to begin our restoration.