Hill Country homes and "Early Texas Architecture" (2000) by Gordon Echols are both excellent reference material. Hill Country homes The term, "Hill Country homes", refers to an architectural style of housing found in the part of central Texas, known as the Texas Hill Country. In the early history of the Republic of Texas, before Texas joined the United States, a land rush began in the middle of the 19th century. This land rush to central Texas included many immigrants from Germany. They created settlements with names like Fredricksburg, Bergheim, Boerne, Gruene, New Braunfels, and many others. These early German immigrants to Texas made
CalAtlantic Homes year. In August 2016, the company announced plans to develop 250 homes near Charlotte, North Carolina. In June 2017, the company acquired Oakpointe, LLC and entered the Seattle market. In July 2017, the company paid $10.94 million for a property in Miami-Dade County, Florida that was approved for 220 homes. In October 2017, CalAtlantic and Lennar Corporation agreed to a $5.7 billion merger. The combined company would become America's largest homebuilder, with combined revenues of $17 billion. CalAtlantic Homes CalAtlantic Group, Inc. is a home construction company based in Arlington, Virginia and was America's 4th largest homebuilder as of 2016.