BUILDING LOOK FAMILIAR?
Yes, has been an anchor of downtown Burton since 1876!
It has been home to the Brazos Belle for over 50 years!





German immigrants, William Dallmeyer and Joe Steiner began operation of a general store in the building it was pretty modern with the first telephone in town and served as the local cotton marketing center.



The Belle with it's big front porch lights up Main Street - Burton, December 2019





Dining Room Interior with View into the Blue Room.
The Blue Room serves as a Private Dining Room along with Art Gallery/Antiques Display








BRAZOS BELLE COMPLEX





Main Restaurant Building @ Right, featuring Dining Room with Seating for 8o diners and Chef's Commercial Kitchen

Blue Building with it's Art/Antique Setting also functions as our Private (or overflow) Dining Room

Red Building now serves as Chef's Living/Working Quarters - a quite large Two-Bedroom/Two Bath Apartment



A SHORT STORY LINE OF THE BRAZOS BELLE COMPLEX

A deed dated May 5, 1875, states that the land was sold for: one buggy and harness, one pair of mules, one gold watch and two promissory notes of $125.00 each. Construction soon began the building was the first home for the Burton Farmer's Cooperative, featuring produce

and homemade goods, with livestock and poultry confined to the back of the building. Recorded details mention young children receiving immunization shots in a highchair located in what is now the restaurant bar area. Burton's first Post Office housed here for a time.


A second building was added in 1900 - the elegant Blue Building.

It served as a dry goods store, featuring fabrics & clothing.


The businesses prospered & the owners expanded once again with a third building in 1930. It was of brick construction and housed the Humpty Dumpty Grocery.


The individual businesses all continued in operation for over fifty years, closing in late the 1960s. The buildings remained unused and virtually abandoned until early 1970. Actual demolition of the north wall had begun when, instead, the buildings were rescued and an ambitious restoration projects undertaken by new owners.


The Brazos Belle Inn Complex was the end result with each building filling a unique role as:

Restaurant - Antique Shop - Private Residence Apartment


Chef Andre Delacroix purchased the complex in 1989. It continues to serve as a rather unique restaurant that so many diners love today.

Bon Appetit!