Mural on Moore Lumber Yard building
This small community on the banks of the Guadalupe River was started in 1879 by Reverend J. C. W. Ingram, who built a general store and post office in what is now called Old Ingram.
Old Ingram, located off TX 27 on Old Ingram Loop, is home to many art galleries and antiques shops. Ingram proper lies along TX 27; it features stores and outfitters catering to hunters of white-tailed deer, turkey, and quail. The town is particularly busy during deer season, from November to early January. Hunting licenses are required and are sold at local sporting-goods stores.
Attractions
Hill Country Arts Foundation. The foundation is one of the oldest multidiscipline arts centers in the nation. For more than thirty-five years, this fifteen-acre center on the banks of the Guadalupe River has encouraged students in the fields of art, theater, photography, printmaking, and even quiltmaking. American musicals and plays are performed during the summer months at the open-air Point Theatre; indoor shows entertain audiences at other times throughout the year. A gallery exhibits the work of many artists and is open daily. The Gazebo Gift Shop is a sales outlet for local artists. 120 Point Theatre Rd.
Kerr County Historical Murals. (pictured above) Sixteen murals decorate the T. J. Moore Lumber Company building, the work of local artist Jack Feagan. The scenes portray historical events in Kerr County, starting with the establishment of shingle camps (where wooden roofing shingles were produced in 1846). Other paintings highlight cattle drives, the birth of the mohair industry, and the last Indian raid. The murals are being restored by artist Patrick Westphal. TX 27 and TX 39.
Stonehenge in the Hills. This replica of England’s Stonehenge has become a popular photo stop in Ingram. Also on the HCAF campus are reproductions of Easter Island statues. At the Hill Country Arts Foundation, 120 Point Theatre Rd.