| Marker Number |
2669 |
| Atlas Number |
5043002669 |
| Marker Title |
J.C. Carr-Bob Slight House |
| Index Entry |
Carr, J.C.-Bob Slight House |
| Address |
406 5th St. |
| City |
Alpine |
| County |
Brewster |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
ranches/ranching; houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
406 5th St., Alpine |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
16" x 12" Plate & Medallion |
| Marker Text |
Bulit 1884 by an early settler, J.C. Carr. Adobe brick double walls were laid at night, slowly drying to super-strength, in time honoerd southwestern manner. Five abobe rooms were added after 1903 sale to Judge R.B. Slight (1869-1953), English law clerk who came here to be a cowboy after seeing wild west shows. Judge Slight was civic leader, rancher and merchant, influential in founding Sul Ross College. He lived in this house 50 years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968. House now owned by F.J. Ellyson. |
