Pioneer Texas homes are the inspiration for Texas Modern homes. Acknowledging the environment, employing artisans, and rejecting eclectic ornamentation resulted in this indigenous architecture.

Arch Swank and O'Neil Ford designed this architecturally significant home in 1939 for the Brombergs who lived in the home for 60 years. You can see references of earlier David Williams and O'Neil Ford homes in the carvings, railings, doors, ceilings and screened-in porches with fireplaces. Originally, the home was built on several acres. The family was oblivious to sensitive land planning and sold off many acres for a suburban style 1960s cul-de-sac of builder spec homes. Fortunately, years later the family kept the remaining acres together by a deed restriction when the last of the homestead was ultimately sold at the end of the 20th century.