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.
