Los Nogales
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Los Nogales | |
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Los Nogales in 2012. | |
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| Location |
Seguin, Texas United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°33′57″N 97°57′47″W / 29.56583°N 97.96306°WCoordinates: 29°33′57″N 97°57′47″W / 29.56583°N 97.96306°W |
| Built | 1849 |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001365 |
| RTHL # | 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[1] and cypress shingle roof. It was owned in 1859 by Joseph Zorn and in 1870, Benjamin McCulloch[2] took possession of the house. This building is an example of a primitive home with its pioneer style kitchen and sod hewn cellar.[3]
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.[3]
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".[4] The tree-top mail office was quite unique as it was operated from an old tree-house.[5]
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 [6] and is home to many local historical artifacts.[7] The museum is occasionally open for tours.
See also
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
- ↑ Gesick, adobe construction
- ↑ Thomas W. Cutrer, "MCCULLOCH, BENJAMIN," Handbook of Texas Online , accessed October 05, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- 1 2 "Seguin Conservation Society, Los Nogales".
- ↑ 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