| Marker Number |
4145 |
| Atlas Number |
5215004145 |
| Marker Title |
Quinta Mazatlan_Home of Jason Matthews |
| Index Entry |
Quinta Mazatlan_Matthews, Jason |
| Address |
600 Sunset Dr. |
| City |
McAllen |
| County |
Hidalgo |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
576837 |
| UTM Northing |
2895498 |
| Subject Codes |
journalists; houses, residential buildings; design and construction; writers and poets |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Sunset Dr., 0.25 mi. E of S. 10th St. (SH 336) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
One of the larger adobe homes in the state, Quinta Mazatlan was designed and built by Jason Chilton Matthews (1887-1964) during the late 1930s. Adobe blocks used in construction were made at this site. A composer, writer, and adventurer, Matthews was known for his eccentric ways. During the last few years of their lives, Jason and his wife Marcia (1891-1963) edited and published the "American Mercury" magazine from here. Begun in 1924, the magazine was a leading conservative publication which expressed strong pro-American views. (1985) |
