Texas - Brewster County - Historic Districts
Brewster County Texas (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Terlingua Historic District, Burro Mesa Archeological District and Castolon Historic District, Mariscal Mine and Rancho Estelle.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Paleo-Indian and Neo-American dating back to 8999 BC.

The famous person Perry, Howard Everett and et al. is associated with one of more of the Brewster County historic places. Prominent architectural styles found in Brewster Country are .

Burro Mesa Archeological District (added 1985 - - #85002309)
Also known as 41BS187,41BS220,41BS221,41BS630
Address Restricted , Panther Junction
Fortguy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Paleo-Indian, Neo-American
Period of Significance:
7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Camp, Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Park
Castolon Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000276)
Also known as La Harmonica Ranch,Camp Santa Helena;Castolon Army Compound
Along Rio Grande at jct. of Park Rtes. 5, 9, and 35 , Big Bend National Park
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Commerce, Military, Other
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Mariscal Mine (added 1974 - - #74000279)
Also known as Lindsey Mine,Ellis Mine
River Rd. , Big Bend National Park
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Rancho Estelle (added 1974 - - #74000280)
Also known as Sublett Farm;Stone Residence;Dorgan Residence
On the Rio Grande River , Big Bend National Park
Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Terlingua Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000132)
Also known as Big Bend;Chisos Mining Camp;Quicksilver Mining District
7 mi. W of jct. of TX 118 and TX 170 , Terlingua
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Historic Person:
Perry, Howard Everett, et al.
Significant Year:
1921, 1943, 1903
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Exploration/Settlement, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Mining Camp, American Industial
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Wilson, Homer, Ranch (added 1975 - - #75000153)
Also known as Blue Creek Ranch (Oak Canyon)
8 mi. S of Santa Elena Junction on Park Rte. 5, Big Bend National Park , Santa Elena Junction
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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