Details for Fred Beck Homestead
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5451002056
Data
| Marker Number | 2056 |
| Atlas Number | 5451002056 |
| Marker Title | Fred Beck Homestead |
| Index Entry | Beck, Fred |
| Address | 1231 Culberson |
| City | San Angelo |
| County | Tom Green |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 365217 |
| UTM Northing | 3481753 |
| Subject Codes | farms; houses, residential buildings; Queen Anne (Architectural style); German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1989 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 1231 Culberson, San Angelo |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | A native of Germany, Fred Beck (1864-1951) came to San Angelo in 1886 and bought this homesite in 1889. By 1892 he had opened his own butcher shop. Beck hired noted architect Oscar Ruffini to design this home in 1912, after a house built here in 1902 was destroyed by fire. An adaptation of a Queen Anne style cottage and built of locally-made brick, the house features a pyramidal roof, central entry, wraparound porch, and low gabled dormers. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1989 |