Marker Number |
1510 |
Atlas Number |
5029001510 |
Marker Title |
Robert B. Evans Home |
Index Entry |
Evans, Robert B., Home |
Address |
7950 E. Evans Rd. |
City |
San Antonio |
County |
Bexar |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
564449 |
UTM Northing |
3275675 |
Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; pioneers |
Marker Year |
1969 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
E. Evans Road, west side, north of Wagon Road, northwest of Selma |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
Marker Text |
Built in 1882 of stone from Buda (45 mi. NE). On east side is an 1865 smokehouse. Evans (1821-1905) left his native Tennessee in 1847; went to California in 1849, where he panned enough gold to buy this land, 1865. He and his wife Rebecca (Murchison) reared nine children here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1969 |