Los Nogales
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 Los Nogales in 2012. | |
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| Location | S. River and E. Live Oak Sts., Seguin, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 29°33′57″N 97°57′47″W / 29.56583°N 97.96306°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1765 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001365[1] |
| RTHL No. | 3128 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 24, 1972 |
| Designated RTHL | 1989 |
Los Nogales is a historic 1800s home, among the oldest structures still standing in Seguin, Texas and is the last remaining adobe constructed home in the city. It serves the community as a museum.
History
The old home was originally built in 1849 for Justus Gombert. Although restored, it retains its original hand-made, sun-dried adobe home construction[2] and cypress shingle roof. It was owned in 1859 by Joseph Zorn and in 1870, Benjamin McCulloch[3] took possession of the house. This building is an example of a primitive home with its pioneer style kitchen and sod hewn cellar.[4]
In 1951, the citizens of Seguin formed together to save and restore the old home and from this project was born the Seguin Conservation Society.[4]
The first Seguin Post Office was located on the same property as the Los Nogales museum. Senator Juan Seguin helped establish a mail route to Seguin and Los Nogales has previously been referred to as the "Juan Seguin Post Office".[5] The tree-top mail office was quite unique as it was operated from an old tree-house.[6]
On March 24, 1972, the old building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museum
Los Nogales currently serves the community as a museum [7] and is home to many local historical artifacts.[8] The museum is occasionally open for tours.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Guadalupe County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Guadalupe County
References
- Gesick, E. John (1995), Under the Live Oak Tree: A History of Seguin, Seguin, TX: Tommy Brown Printing
- Hardin, Stephen L. (1994), Texian Iliad – A Military History of the Texas Revolution, Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, ISBN 0-292-73086-1, OCLC 29704011
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Gesick, adobe construction
- ^ Thomas W. Cutrer, "MCCULLOCH, BENJAMIN," Handbook of Texas Online [1], accessed October 05, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ a b "Seguin Conservation Society, Los Nogales". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
- ^ Texas Almanac, 1964-1965, Book, 1963; digital images, : accessed October 05, 2012, University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas.
- ^ Gesick, Post Office
- ^ Hardin (1994), pg. 4
- ^ "Texas Historical Marker". 9key.
Further reading
- Gesick, E. John (1995), Under the Live Oak Tree: A History of Seguin, Seguin, TX: Tommy Brown Printing
- Sowell, Andrew Jackson (2010) [originally published 1900], Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, General Books LLC, ISBN 978-1-4590-6750-9
- Weinert, Willie Mae (1976) [originally published 1951], An Authentic History of Guadalupe County, Seguin, TX: Seguin Conservation Society, ASIN B0006YNCNC
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |