Details for Valenzuela Ranch Headquarters
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5127006979
Data
| Marker Number | 6979 |
| Atlas Number | 5127006979 |
| Marker Title | Valenzuela Ranch Headquarters |
| Index Entry | Valenzuela Ranch Headquarters |
| Address | |
| City | Catarina |
| County | Dimmit |
| UTM Zone | |
| UTM Easting | |
| UTM Northing | |
| Subject Codes | ranches/ranching |
| Marker Year | 1987 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | private property - not located |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Begun in the 1870s by Thomas Kearney (1810 - 1896) and James A. Carr (d. 1894), this became one of the area's largest ranches, comprising 84,600 acres in Dimmit and Webb counties. After Kearney sold his half interest in 1884, Carr retained the western half of the ranch, which became known as Valenzuela. In 1894 Carr sold his ranch to Edward Kotula (1844 - 1907), a San Antonio merchant and important South Texas rancher. The Hispanic-inspired architecture of the house features a thatched roof, stepped buttresses, and stuccoed sandstone walls. RTHL - 1987 |