BUILT IN 1960-61 IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR THE ESTELA CUETO (1914-1984) AND MARTIN ENRIQUE (M.E.) (1911-1976) GARCÍA FAMILY, MERCHANTS AND RANCHERS IN SOUTH TEXAS. EDWARD J. ROMIENIEC & ASSOCIATES DESIGNED THE HOUSE WITH A 'FICTION OF AGE,' INCORPORATING MATERIAL SALVAGED FROM THE c. 1854 HOME OF M.E. GARCÍA'S MATERNAL GRANDFATHER, DON FRANCISCO YTURRIA, INCLUDING DOORS, FLOORBOARDS, AND FOUR GROUND-FLOOR WINDOWS. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE A DOUBLE-HEIGHT TUSCAN PORTICO FRONTING A CENTRAL, TWO-STORY, SIDE-GABLE-ROOFED BLOCK WITH ONE STORY WINGS, ALL OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WITH A RED BRICK VENEER. (2018)
Getting there
25.9168, -97.5029
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