![]() "He was kind of like my favorite uncle, just an absolute, Millions" of dollars for portions of the land but refused to sell it in parts. Joe Vining, then the director of planning and communityĭevelopment, said Kouri, who is now deceased, was offered "millions and He would sell all 228 acres, or none of it. "Depression Era" sensibility, was adamant that his land was not to be broken up. Kouri, who attorney Rick Albers described as having a He was, by all accounts, a friendly man who stuck to Kouri was a longtime Williamson County resident who owned about 228Īcres of the 328 acres tha tnow make up La Frontera, using the land primarilyįor dairy farming. Might never have been if it weren't for the persistence of a dairy farmer named In fact, the massive, multimillion dollar property Hunting site" had a long history before it became home to Barnes & Noble, Lowe'sĪnd La Frontera Square. Impending move of Emerson Process Management into the Frontera Vista buildings.īut the land that Martin said was once "the world's best dove Situated at the intersection of I-35 and Toll 45.ĭeveloped by Bill Smalling, now deceased, and Don Martin, Laįrontera was, for a time, the largest outdoor shopping center in the Austin areaĪnd has become a major focal point of Round Rock commerce, especially with the The land that is now the shopping center La Frontera was notĪlways a paved mecca for customers looking for books, boxers and burritos La Frontera - Before Commerce was King, Cows Ruled The following article appeared in the Community Impact Newspaper, Volume 7 Issue House, behind and to the right of the house. These were taken between the shed/watertower and the I really think that we missed seeing the house by a The house was still moist as compared to the rest of the ground that was dry. When we arrived at the site, the ground that was under The stone foundation columns are still standing aboutġ 1/2 feet high. Taken while standing at what was once the front porch of the house. This is a shot of the left side of the front yard, ![]() These shots of the front yard were taken while These are pictures of the driveway that lead to the These photos are of the road, now called Old Country Information about Quick Hill and the land the house used to sit on.
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