Suzanne Stinson never imagined life in the country — until she fell in love with a man from Rio Medina.
Suzanne Stinson lives in Rio Media with her husband, Anthony, their three dogs, 80 Rhode Island Red chickens and 100 cattle.The Where I Live series aims to showcase our diverse city and region by spotlighting its many vibrant neighborhoods. Each week a local resident invites us over and lets us in on what makes their neighborhood special.
When I asked him about it, he said he had lived in Rio all his life. “De Janeiro?” I asked, puzzled. That’s when he told me about Rio Medina, a small farming community north of Castroville with a post office, a saloon and a general store. I had lived in San Antonio and traveled through Castroville many times as a child to South Texas but had never heard of it.
Anthony Stinson inherited this property in Rio Medina from his German great uncle, Willie Wurzbach. The original homestead, seen here, was built in 1845.Upon touring the homeplace, I noted the charm of an era gone by. The house was left with old work clothes folded on the bed, dishes washed and set in the drain board, a wine cellar, and an attic for boarding teachers in the early 1900s.
Anthony asked me what I thought he should do with it, and I instantly responded that he had to restore it.
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