Castolon, Alvino House, Route 5, Castolon, Brewster County, TX

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TITLE:
Castolon, Alvino House, Route 5, Castolon, Brewster County, TX

CALL NUMBER:
HABS TEX,22-CAST,2-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Measured Drawing(s): 2 (24 x 36 in.)

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1933.

CREATOR:
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HABS TX-3312-C

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-197).

Building/structure dates: 1903 initial construction

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.

SUBJECTS:
TEXAS--Brewster County--Castolon
commerce
houses
domestic life

OTHER TITLE:
Castolon Historic District
Big Bend National Park

COLLECTION:
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.tx0588

CONTROL #:
TX0588

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