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Representative O.B. Robertson bought the property on
St. Louis Street on July 10, 1913 to build a home for
his family. The O.B Robertson House is the epitome
of gracious living in the heart of central Texas. With
its classic Greek Revival architecture, this 5,500-plus-
square-foot mansion has been home to five families over
the past 100-plus years, beginning with Osborn and
Susan Robertson and their eight children who moved
to Gonzales in early 1914, and to present day with the
Kappmeyer/Csaszar Family who own the home for
short term rental and private event venue offerings to
the public.
The Gonzales Mansion features elegant first floor rooms
for gracious dining and entertaining. The impressive
staircase leads to a large second floor sitting area and
several large bedrooms. As was consistent with turn-
of-the-century homes, there are four living areas, 11
foot ceilings, hand-hewn hardwood floors, and four
fireplaces. The downstairs' "Museum Section" of the
home has period appropriate furnishings, marble inlay
fireplaces, and functional sliding doors. The piano parlor
even has the original oriental themed curtains. One
of the interesting cutting-edge updates of this home
is evidence of having one of the first central vacuum
systems in the country.
One may see the circled copper attachments through
most of the rooms with this feature. When first arriving,
you will notice that this estate has eight massive cypress
wood columns giving this home splendor of the
commonly known, "Handsome Greek Rival" look. The
very quaint detached garage was once the carriage house
O.B. ROBERTSON
HOUSE
1520 St. Louis Street
LEFT - Upstairs porches were removed by previous owners in the 1940s as they
were felt to be unstable.
Photo Courtesy of Albrecht Photography
Historical photo courtesy of the Gonzales County Archives
