old college acres
Historic Land For Sale Near La Grange, Texas
Set among the live oaks of historic Rutersville, Old College Acres offers 42+ acres divided into six scenic tracts ranging from approximately 6 to 8 acres each. With beautiful country views and plenty of room to spread out, this unique property offers a peaceful setting for your dream homesite.
Whether you're looking to build a country retreat, combine adjoining tracts for more privacy, or purchase the entire 42+ acres, Old College Acres offers the flexibility to make it your own. A new cottage home is also planned for Tract 3.
Tract 3 cottage rendering
FLEXIBLE ACREAGE
YOUR ACREAGE, YOUR WAY
THE HOMESITE
Room for a home, a garden and a scenic front porch view, with plenty of space between you and the neighbors.
ROOM TO SPREAD OUT
Combine adjoining tracts for more privacy, more pasture or a weekend retreat for the whole family.
THE WHOLE PROPERTY
A true country estate with frontage on three roads and a piece of Texas history to call your own.
Fayette County
Rutersville, TX
Quiet country roads, wide skies and long views, with small-town Texas close at hand. The property fronts Old College Rd, Ruether Rd and Fritsch Rd in historic Rutersville.
- 10 minutes to downtown La Grange
- 15 minutes to Round Top
- ~1 hour to Austin and Houston
If Fayette County requires platting, it will be completed at the developer's expense.
WHY IT'S CALLED OLD COLLEGE
A NAME WITH A STORY
Old College Road takes its name from Rutersville College, the first Methodist and Protestant college in Texas. Chartered in 1840 and granted four leagues of land by the Republic of Texas, it educated more than 800 students in the young state's earliest days.
Three historical markers in Rutersville still tell its story, and Old College Acres carries the name forward.
1837
Missionary Rev. Martin Ruter recommends founding a college in Texas.
1840
Rutersville College is chartered and granted four leagues of land by the Republic of Texas.
Dec. 25, 1840
The first Methodist annual conference in Texas convenes at the college.
1856
After educating 800+ students, the college merges into the Texas Monument and Military Institute.
Today
Old College Acres opens a new chapter on Old College Road.
Rutersville College · State of Texas marker, 1936
Site of First Methodist Annual Conference in Texas · 1990
First president, Rev. Chauncey Richardson · 1949
JUST OUTSIDE LA GRANGE
QUIET COUNTRY ROADS, WIDE SKIES AND LONG VIEWS
Small-town Texas is close at hand. Located in historic Rutersville, the property fronts Old College, Ruether, and Fritsch Roads.
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