BELLVILLE, TEXAS. Bellville, the county seat of Austin County, is at the junction of State highways 36 and 159 and Farm roads 529, 1456, and 2429, in central Austin County. The town was named for Thomas B. Bell, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, who came to Texas in 1822 and built a residence in the Bellville vicinity in 1838. In 1846 voters decided to replace San Felipe as county seat with a new community near the geographic center of the county. Bell offered to donate 108 acres from the Nichols league for the new town. His offer, plus 37½ acres from his brother James Bell, was officially accepted the following year, and the site was surveyed and laid out in 1848. A post office was opened in 1849, and a temporary log courthouse was erected around the same time. In 1850 this courthouse was replaced by a larger structure in the central square.
 

Somewhere In Time B & B
Built in the early 1900's, the old Machemehl house is warm and inviting.  It boasts large oaks and magolias; and has white picket fence and a porch with a lovely southwestern view towards Cat Springs.  The Old Carriage house is now a guest room that sleeps three and takes one back to "Somewhere in Time".  Both are furnished with quality antiques and special touches.  Only one and a halve miles to the town square yet on five acres gives you a country setting.  Wildflower season brings a field of color to delight, and Christmas is reminiscent of the Victorian era.

website: www.somewhereintimebb.com
Telephone: (979) 865 9547