Dr. Joseph M. and Sarah Pound Farmstead

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Dr. Joseph M. and Sarah Pound Farmstead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Pound Farmstead house in 2007
Location:	Dripping Springs, TX
Coordinates:	30°11′59″N 98°4′51″W / 30.19972, -98.08083Coordinates: 30°11′59″N 98°4′51″W / 30.19972, -98.08083
Built/Founded:	1854
Architectural style(s):	Various
Added to NRHP:	July 28, 1995
NRHP Reference#:	95000929
Governing body:	Friends of the Pound House Foundation

The Pound Farmstead is a historic farm located in Hays County, Texas United States. The original 750 acre farm was founded by Doctor Joseph M. Pound and his wife Sarah in 1854 in an unsettled area of Central Texas, now located on the outskirts of Dripping Springs. The farmstead is currently a museum about the life and times of Dr. Pound, his family and descendants. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1995.

Pound first came to Texas in 1847 to fight in the Mexican-American War. He returned to Kentucky to pursue his medical education. He returned to Texas with his wife, Sarah, in the early 1850s. The Pound Home was originally built as a "dog-trot" style log cabin. The Pound house served as a medical office and hospital, church, schoolhouse, and social gathering place for the fledgling community of Dripping Springs.

The Pounds had nine children. Four generations of the family occupied the farmstead over a period of 130 years, until 1983. The property was donated to the City of Dripping Springs in 1987. The Dr. Joseph M. and Sarah Pound Historical Museum opened in May 2003 and is part of Founder’s Park.