| Marker Number |
2759 |
| Atlas Number |
5463002759 |
| Marker Title |
Joe A. Kelley Home |
| Index Entry |
Kelley, Joe A., Home |
| Address |
FM 187 |
| City |
Utopia |
| County |
Uvalde |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
448803 |
| UTM Northing |
3268134 |
| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; pioneers; ranches; trails |
| Marker Year |
1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Off FM 187 on private property. Map dot approximate. |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
One of Utopia community's few pioneer homes still standing. Built in 1865 by Joe A. Kelley, member of pioneer family that came to Old Waresville in 1852. Kelley bought several thousand acres of land from Lusgarda Grandee; established ranch and constructed two-room house with two back shed rooms. Walls preserved with shiplap exterior, beaded ceilings inside. Old Sabinal-Comanche trail crosses ranch property. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966. |
