Mercer Residence
25130 Jesus Flores Rd.
(previously known as Filegonia Road)

Built in 1929 as a land development company’s party house known as the “Henson Club House”, the house was used to entertain wealthy northern land buyers. The house underwent extensive remodeling in 1991 with additional improvements completed in 2006. The house and lawn sit in the middle of a 40 acre fenced pasture of improved coastal bermuda (Brazos). The pasture has an extensive underground flood irrigation system, subsurface and surface drainage, cross fencing for rotational grazin and working pens for cattle. The lawn features a small mixed citrus orchard. 

Price for the house and 40 acres of pasture is $620,250. Adjacent 95.5 acres of irrigated open land, partially fenced, is also for sale at $4500/acre. The price for the entire property is $1,050,000. The legal description of the property is: Lot 11, 12, 13, and north half of Lot 14, Block 57, MTL&I Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas. South half of Lot 14, Block 57 is currently being leased with that option available to the buyer.

The house has the original edge-grained oak floors, mahogany woodwork downstairs, oak kitchen cabinets with tiled countertop, custom built birch and maple library, many original light fixtures and door hardware which have been refinished, 9 ft ceilings on the lower floor, 8 ft second floor, 2 AC/Heating units, concrete driveway from Jesus Flores Road which is paved.

Downstairs (1820 SF):

• Kitchen/Walk in Pantry/Laundry Room

• Formal Dining Room

• Living Room w/Fireplace

• Library

• Storage Closet/AC Closet

• Half Bath

Upstairs (1820 SF):

• 3 Bedrooms w/additional room for another bedroom, study, office, sewing or nursery

• 2 Full Bathrooms

• Family TV-Recreation Room

Brick veneer/Metal roof-facia-soffets/Double paned windows/Mexican tile porches in front and back/Brick patio and sidewalks/Sprinkler system for lawn/Dog kennels/Garden shed/Feed-Tack room/Rural water/Septic system/Delta Lake Irrigation District Water for lawn & pasture

For additional information, e-mail bethmercer@att.net or call 956/802-6995