Built in 1903 in Old Rockport, this Cottage and Craftsman style house is an early frame bungalow surrounded by giant oak trees. In 1920, W.H. Smith, grandson of early Refugio pioneers, bought the house and lived there with his second wife, their four children, and his sister. In 1934, John Frederick Brundrett and his wife, Elizabeth, purchased the house. Fred Brundrett was a rancher, and the family ranched on 8,000 acres on Matagorda Island and later on Port Bay. The Brundretts were devout members of the First Presbyterian Church. They remained in the house for 53 years, until Fred's death in 1987 at age 99. The home symbolizes generations of influence on local history.