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San Antonio, Texas

Historic Sites

The Francis-Ainsworth House is one of Luling's oldest homes. It was built in 1895 by Dr. Sidney Joseph Francis shortly before his marriage to Miss Annie Davis Gregg. Dr. Francis' wife passed away after five years of marriage, and he was left with three children to rear. In 1916, he hired a contractor, J.W. Bishop, to remodel his house. The old house was moved back on the lots, rooms were added, including the second story with multiple balconies. Dr. Francis' only daughter, Annie Gregg Francis-Ainsworth, took over the house after he died on August 2, 1935 and was buried in Luling City Cemetery.

Herman Miller Ainsworth Jr., the only child of Annie Francis-Ainsworth donated the historic family home to the city of Luling on April 14, 1989. On June 16, 1993, the home was given to The Cornelius Smith Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The chapter aimed at restoring the old home and keeping the meaning of its history to Luling. The house is used today for various meetings, as well as, a local Luling Historical Heritage Museum.

Luling is also blessed with five attractive parks: Charles Park and Blanche Square on the northside; Elena Square and Longer Park on the southside; and Patton Park. The Central Texas Oil Patch Museum highlights the Oil heritage and The Luling Foundation Farm, a 1,123 acre working agricultural farm highlights the success of farming and ranching Luling had in their area. The Johnson Pioneer Log Cabin or as people know it the, "shotgun cabin," is a mission to the small town. It was built near Tenney Creek (11 miles NE of Luling) in 1870's, but was relocated in 1972 in one of Luling's parks.

	Finally, Luling has almost two hundred oil well pumpjacks colorfully decorated as animals or cartoon characters that bring life to the small town.