Liberty Hill couple falls in love with Lampasas’ heritage while doing renovation on historic downtown building
Stripping away brick on the facade of 513 E Third Street revealed ornate steel columns that have been in place for at least 100 years. Owner and renovator Travis Redding hopes to restore the building to its 1870s era glory. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD
These ornate steel columns previously had been hidden under a layer of brick. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | LAMPASAS DISPATCH RECORD
The echoes of Lampasas’ ancestors might be heard against the thick limestone walls of 513 E. Third St., a building that has been around since the early days of the downtown Lampasas square. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | LAMPASAS DISPATCH RECORD
A sign in the window at 513 E. Third St. displays The Ancestral Spirit Co. logo. Owners of the distillery bar anticipate their restoration of the 1870s-era building will be complete by the end of the year. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH| DISPATCH RECORD
Between the ornate, steel columns of the façade and the thick limestone walls within, one could say the echoes of Lampasas’ ancestors can be heard at 513 E. Third St., a building more than a century old.
Those echoes are now joined by the sounds of construction equipment, as Liberty Hill resident Travis Redding carries out extensive renovations to bring the building back to its heyday era of 1877.
