Ringstaff House & Cotton Gin Site

This home was built by local builder Sam Mason in the 1920s but the site was previously home to a cotton gin. The home now houses a business but is known as the Ringstaff house because Jess Ringstaff and his family lived here for many years. He was the head of maintenance at LISD for more than thirty years.

Until the 21st century Leander was a rural agricultural town. In the early days the primary crop was cotton. Leander had two cotton gins to process the crops prior to sale. This site was home to one of the gins. It closed around 1920 when the business joined with the other gin. Local builder Sam Mason built this home in the 1920s. It is known as the Ringstaff house because Jesse Ringstaff and his wife Wilma Noble lived here for many years. Jess, as he was known, was the head of maintenance for LISD for over three decades.

Thompson, Karen R. Howell, Kathy R. Historical Leander, Texas. Brookfield, MO. The Donning Company Publishers, 2019.