| Marker Number |
405 |
| Atlas Number |
5479000405 |
| Marker Title |
Biggio-Kowalski-De La Garza House |
| Index Entry |
Biggio-Kowalski-De La Garza House |
| Address |
1620 Farragut |
| City |
Laredo |
| County |
Webb |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
449297 |
| UTM Northing |
3042648 |
| Subject Codes |
Four Square (Architectural style); houses, residential buildings; design and construction |
| Marker Year |
1996 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
1620 Farragut, Laredo |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
Chester C. Biggio, a railroad official and the city's first fire chief, had this home built in 1909 for his family. He died in 1923, and in 1938 his widow Laura Blossman Biggio sold the house to Louis and Dorothy Kowalski. They lived here with their six children until 1948. Leonor de La Garza bought the house in 1965; her sister Fidela inherited it in 1973. The house is a good example of the American foursquare form. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1996 |
