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	Hygieostatic Bat Roost
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
	Hygieostatic Bat Roost
	Hygieostatic Bat Roost
Location	Comfort, Texas
Built	1918
NRHP reference No.	83003144
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 28, 1983
Designated RTHL	1981

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The Hygieostatic Bat Roost is located in Kendall County, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Comfort on the south side of RM 473, in the U.S. state of Texas. It was erected in 1918 on property owned by former San Antonio Mayor Pro Tem Albert Steves, who had commissioned San Antonio health officer Dr. Charles A. R. Campbell to design the structure. The shingled pyramid-shaped raised tower stands 30 feet (9.1 m) high. One dormer serves as an entrance for the bats, while the other dormers are ornamental. The lower portion of the tower allows access for humans. The concrete base of the tower is raised 7 feet (2.1 m) off the ground, facilitating wagons being driven beneath to collect the guano.^[2]

Campbell had been researching a method of controlling the spread of mosquito-carried malaria, by encouraging the insect's natural enemy, the bat. Although mosquitoes have other natural enemies, many of them are only active during the daytime hours, while bats fly in search of food during the night when mosquitoes are most active.^[3] Campbell patented his bat roost design and erected several of them in the San Antonio area beginning in 1907. When the bat roost was built on his Kendall County property, Steves coined the name Hygieostatic Bat Roost based on the Greek words hygiea (health) and stasis (standing). The descendants of Albert Steves still own the property where the tower is located.^[4] It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1981.^[5] In 1983, the roost was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Citations

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "NRHP Hygieostatic Bat Roost". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
^ "10 Common Questions about Bat Houses". The Old Farmer's Almanac 2015. Old Farmer's Almanac. 2014. ISBN 978-1571986399.
^ Beeman, Cynthia J. (2013). History along the Way: Stories beyond the Texas Roadside Markers. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 32–34. ISBN 978-1603447690.
^ "RTHL Hygieostatic Bat Roost". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NHRP-2] "NRHP Hygieostatic Bat Roost". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

[3] "10 Common Questions about Bat Houses". The Old Farmer's Almanac 2015. Old Farmer's Almanac. 2014. ISBN 978-1571986399.

[4] Beeman, Cynthia J. (2013). History along the Way: Stories beyond the Texas Roadside Markers. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 32–34. ISBN 978-1603447690.

[5] "RTHL Hygieostatic Bat Roost". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

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 The '''Hygieostatic Bat Roost''' is located in [[Kendall County, Texas|Kendall County]], approximately {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} east of [[Comfort, Texas|Comfort]] on the south side of [[Ranch to Market Road 473|RM 473]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]].  It was erected in 1918 on property owned by former [[San Antonio]] Mayor Pro Tem Albert Steves, who had commissioned San Antonio health officer Dr. Charles A. R. Campbell to design the structure.  The shingled pyramid-shaped raised tower stands {{convert|30|ft|m}} high.  One [[dormer]] serves as an entrance for the bats, while the other dormers are ornamental. The lower portion of the tower allows access for humans. The concrete base of the tower is raised {{convert|7|ft|m}} off the ground, facilitating wagons being driven beneath to collect the [[guano]].<ref name="NHRP"/>
-Campbell had been researching a method of controlling the spread of mosquito-carried [[malaria]], by encouraging the insect's natural enemy, the bat. Although mosquitoes have other natural enemies, many of them are only active during the daytime hours, while bats fly in search of food during the night when mosquitoes are most active.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Old Farmer's Almanac 2015|year=2014|publisher=Old Farmer's Almanac|isbn=978-1571986399|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RaddBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT4&dq=enemies+of+mosquitoes+bats&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KBUrVPmWH9TYoASi_oHQCA&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBzgU#v=onepage&q=enemies%20of%20mosquitoes%20bats&f=false|chapter=10 Common Questions about Bat Houses}}</ref> Campbell patented his bat roost design and erected several of them in the San Antonio area beginning in 1907.  When the bat roost was built on his Kendall County property, Steves coined the name Hygieostatic Bat Roost based on the Greek words ''hygiea'' (health) and ''stasis'' (standing). The descendants of Albert Steves still own the property where the tower is located.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Beeman|first1=Cynthia J.|title=History along the Way: Stories beyond the Texas Roadside Markers|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rBeOJGcDtZUC&pg=PA34&dq=%22Hygieostatic+Bat+Roost%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Kg4rVLS-E4ewogT-_YHwBg&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Hygieostatic%20Bat%20Roost%22&f=false |year=2013|publisher=Texas A&M University Press|isbn=978-1603447690|pages=32–34}}</ref> It was designated a [[Recorded Texas Historic Landmark]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|title=RTHL Hygieostatic Bat Roost|url=http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5259002608&site_name=Hygieostatic+Bat+Roost&class=5000|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> In 1983, the roost was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Kendall County, Texas|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="NHRP">{{cite web|title=NRHP Hygieostatic Bat Roost|url=http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2083003144&site_name=Hygieostatic+Bat+Roost&class=2002|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref>
+Campbell had been researching a method of controlling the spread of mosquito-carried [[malaria]], by encouraging the insect's natural enemy, the bat. Although mosquitoes have other natural enemies, many of them are only active during the daytime hours, while bats fly in search of food during the night when mosquitoes are most active.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Old Farmer's Almanac 2015|year=2014|publisher=Old Farmer's Almanac|isbn=978-1571986399|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RaddBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT4&dq=enemies+of+mosquitoes+bats&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KBUrVPmWH9TYoASi_oHQCA&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBzgU#v=onepage&q=enemies%20of%20mosquitoes%20bats&f=false|chapter=10 Common Questions about Bat Houses}}</ref> Campbell patented his bat roost design and erected several of them in the San Antonio area beginning in 1907.  When the bat roost was built on his Kendall County property, Steves coined the name Hygieostatic Bat Roost based on the Greek words ''hygiea'' (health) and ''stasis'' (standing). The descendants of Albert Steves still own the property where the tower is located.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Beeman|first1=Cynthia J.|title=History along the Way: Stories beyond the Texas Roadside Markers|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rBeOJGcDtZUC&pg=PA34&dq=%22Hygieostatic+Bat+Roost%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Kg4rVLS-E4ewogT-_YHwBg&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Hygieostatic%20Bat%20Roost%22&f=false |year=2013|publisher=Texas A&M University Press|isbn=978-1603447690|pages=32–34}}</ref> It was designated a [[Recorded Texas Historic Landmark]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|title=RTHL Hygieostatic Bat Roost|url=http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5259002608&site_name=Hygieostatic+Bat+Roost&class=5000|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref> In 1983, the roost was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Kendall County, Texas|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="NHRP">{{cite web|title=NRHP Hygieostatic Bat Roost|url=http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/2083003144|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref>
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