Details for Howard L. Bass Home
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5427002584
Data
| Marker Number | 2584 |
| Atlas Number | 5427002584 |
| Marker Title | Howard L. Bass Home |
| Index Entry | Bass, Howard L., Home |
| Address | Main Street and Washingotn |
| City | Rio Grande City |
| County | Starr |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 518139 |
| UTM Northing | 2917599 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Corner of Main Street and Washington Street, Rio Grande City. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Built 1877 of lumber from sunken steamboat; mesquite block flooring; handmade brick. Home and business house of John Peter Kelsey, Starr County judge; large landowner who came from New York in 1848. Acquired by L. R. Brooks 1937; and by Howard L. Bass in 1954. |