1001 Fifth St Start with a blank piece of Lockhart and build the part that is entirely yours. Set on a corner along Fifth Street, this vacant homesite offers the freedom to begin without inheriting someone else's floor plan, finishes, or renovation list. Picture a crisp modern build, a classic porch-front home, or something compact that leaves more of the lot open for a garden, gathering space, or backyard designed around your priorities. The plans are still yours to draw. Lockhart's famous barbecue may get top billing, but life here has plenty of other layers. Historic downtown keeps a steady rhythm of coffee stops, independent shops, restaurants, cocktails, live music, and events around the courthouse square. When you want more trees than storefronts, Lockhart State Park brings trails, fishing, camping, seasonal swimming, and golf into the mix. Austin is roughly 30 miles north, while New Braunfels is about 36 miles southwest, keeping workdays, concerts, shopping, and river outings within reach while Lockhart remains home base. This is a town that knows how to hold onto its Texas roots while making space for fresh idea, which makes it a fitting place to build something of your own. The homesite brings the opportunity; Lockhart supplies the personality.