Details for Dubuis House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5325001291
Data
Marker Number | 1291 |
Atlas Number | 5325001291 |
Marker Title | Dubuis House |
Index Entry | Dubuis House |
Address | 1207 Angelo St. |
City | Castroville |
County | Medina |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 511803 |
UTM Northing | 3247355 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; religious leaders; Roman Catholic denomination |
Marker Year | 1966 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | Angelo St., NE side 120 feet NW of London St. on private property |
Private Property | Yes |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | RTHL medallion and plate |
Marker Text | The two original rooms in this house were erected 1847 by Father Claude M. Dubuis, from Lyons, France, aided by Father Chazelle (who soon died of typhus). Father Dubuis, the first priest in Castro's colony, was captured twice by Comanches in 1847, but escaped unharmed. He later was Bishop of Texas. This house replaced a picket hut. It was first example of French-Alsatian architecture in Castroville. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 |