Castolon, Alvino House, Route 5, Castolon, Brewster County, TX
Summary
Significance: The Alvino House is probably one of the oldest structures in the park, dating form ca. 1903. It is located at the base of the bluff on which the other structures are situated, however, it is not part of the general scene of the army compound. The Alvino House was the first store in the Castolon area and was run by the first resident Cipriano Hernandez in the east end of the house.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-197
Survey number: HABS TX-3312-C
Building/structure dates: ca. 1903 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000276
Tags
Date
1903
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Perry, Howard E
Cartledge, W R
Hernandez, Cipriano
Balachowski, Joseph, delineator
Lister, Douglas, delineator
Location
Castolon, 29.66299, -103.35873
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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