houses, residential buildings; Greek Revival (Architectural style); municipal official; design and construction
Marker Year
1991
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
704 Zorn Street, Seguin
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
Medallion and Plate
Marker Text
This Greek Revival house was built in 1854-56 by Joshua W. Young with unreinforced, load-bearing walls of cast-in-place limecrete, an early form of concrete made of lime, sand, and gravel. Joseph Zorn, Jr., mayor of Seguin from 1890 to 1910, bought the house in 1874 and it remained in his family until 1961. One of many concrete structures built in Seguin, this is an important surviving example of early concrete technology in the southwest. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964
