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. |