Details for Hygieostatic Bat Roost
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5259002608
Data
| Marker Number | 2608 |
| Atlas Number | 5259002608 |
| Marker Title | Hygieostatic Bat Roost |
| Index Entry | Hygieostatic Bat Roost |
| Address | |
| City | Comfort |
| County | Kendall |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 511122 |
| UTM Northing | 3315513 |
| Subject Codes | animals; scientific topics; design and construction |
| Marker Year | 1981 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | from Comfort take FM 473 about 1.5 miles E - bat roost is about 400 feet S of the highway |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | This shingle style structure was built in 1918 to attract and house bats in an effort to eradicate mosquitoes and thereby reduce the spread of malaria. It was designed for Albert Steves, Sr., a former mayor of San Antonio, by Dr. Charles A. R. Campbell, an authority on bats who had served as the health officer in the same city. Named "Hygeiostatic" by Steves, the bat roost is one of 16 constructed in the United States and Italy between 1907 and 1929. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981 |