| ID# 19849 | ORIGINAL USE: Home | PRESENT USE: School | CURRENT OWNER: Boerne Independent School District |
| OWNERS: Bliss, Saunders, Titsworth | LOCATION: Sansom Addition Lot: #22 | DATE: c1920 Style/Period: Colonial | HISTORICAL DESIGNATION: NO |
| BUILDER: Gombert & Phillips for Ms. Bliss | CONSTRUCTED OF: Native Rock; red tin roof; 6 x 6 windows | CONDITION: Good | DESCRIPTION: Overlooking Johns Rd.; two story rock. |
HISTORY: The original frame house on this site burned to the ground. In the early 1920's the Bliss family [Alice Massey's mother] built the present house. This sturdy house was built by Gombert and Phillips, very dependable contractors of that time. Later it was owned by Mrs. Padget, mother of Mrs. Saunders. The Saunders came from Waco and Houston, to use the house as their summer home. The natural setting on the elevated knoll gave it a lovely peaceful look of charm and an excellent view of downtown Boerne. The address is listed as 210 Live Oak for postal delivery, but the front of the house looks out on the Johns Road and now over several school buildings. Tommy and Sylvia Titsworth bought this house from the Saunders estate. They added three rooms and a bath to the original living room and kitchen of the first floor, and three bedrooms upstairs. It is now beautifully furnished with antiques, some of which are of the 1840's. A bright red painted roof showing among the large tres sets off the good looks of this hand hewn rock house. -Nellmarie Huff, 1979
The Boerne Independent School District purchased the house in the 1990's to be used for Special Education classes.
Source: Boerne Public Library files.