John Fauth Guest Cottage
Gonzales, Texas

Come for the History....

The Texas Room is the former Master bedroom of the home. It has a fireplace and a hand-carved mantel with Mr. Fauth's initial on the side. The floor is original long-leaf pine; the 15' coffered ceiling has a replica of the 1897 Hunter Fan that was the first model built by the company and was powered originally with water. The dressing room has a whirlpool tub for two.
 
The Country bedroom has a vaulted, beamed 24' press-tin ceiling with decorative lighting and a lovely sitting alcove. The bath for this room has a shower for two.
 
The full kitchen has a 24' press-tin ceiling, fireplace, and all appliances including an Elmira gas/electric replica of an 1890 kitchen stove.
 
A large parlour features an original hand-made parquet floor. Original carved window frames and door frames soar upward 15' to the coffered ceiling with 1897 replica Hunter Fans and an original Tiffany chandelier.
 
History...
Gonzales was founded in the frontier of gentle rolling hills west of the Colorado river in 1825 and named for the governor of the Mexican states of Coahuila and Texas.

It was the capital of the colony founded by Impresario Green DeWitt and brave German, Czech, & Polish immigrants. Within a year, Comanche and Wichita Indians burned the town and killed a settler.

In order to protect the citizens, the Mexican governor sent a 6-pound cannon to Gonzales in 1831. After Santa Anna became dictator of Mexico in 1835, he wanted the cannon back from the insurgent "Texians." Gen. Santa Anna sent his brother an a small group of soldiers to reclaim it. The cannon was quickly buried in a peach orchard. The next morning, 18 Gonzalians ambushed and defeated the group of 100 dragoons on the east bank of the Guadalupe River about 10 miles southeast of town.

The battle cry for this "first shot of the Texas revolution" was "Come and Take IT!" A year later, Santa Anna did just that when he returned to the Alamo with an army of thousands. Thirty-two men from Gonzales died in the Alamo while fighting for their freedom.

Gonzales was the only town that responded to Col. Travis' frantic plea for re-enforcements. A few days later, the only survivors, Susanna Dickinson and her infant daughter sadly returned to their home in Gonzales.
 
Cancellation Policy: Full refund for cancellation 16 or more days before your arrival date. 50% refund between 15 & 8 days. No refund on or after the 7th day before arrival.
 

Quality Assurance:

Better Business Bureau

 American Hotel
& Lodging Association

John Fauth Guest Cottage, Gonzales, Texas
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Property Registration Number: 1183
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