| Marker Number |
2584 |
| Atlas Number |
5427002584 |
| Marker Title |
Howard L. Bass Home |
| Index Entry |
Bass, Howard L., Home |
| Address |
Main Street and Washingotn |
| City |
Rio Grande City |
| County |
Starr |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
518139 |
| UTM Northing |
2917599 |
| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year |
1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Corner of Main Street and Washington Street, Rio Grande City. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
Built 1877 of lumber from sunken steamboat; mesquite block flooring; handmade brick. Home and business house of John Peter Kelsey, Starr County judge; large landowner who came from New York in 1848. Acquired by L. R. Brooks 1937; and by Howard L. Bass in 1954. |
