National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), Presidio County

Presidio County Texas has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell, Fort Leaton, Fortin de la Cienega, La Junta de los Rios Archeological District and Presidio County Courthouse.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Spanish, Native American and Mexican dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Presidio County historic places including Ben Leaton, Milton Faver and Milton Favor.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Presidio County places including Milton Favor, Alfred Giles and Trost & Trost. Prominent architectural styles found in Presidio Country are Italianate, Mission/Spanish Revival and Second Empire.

Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell (added 2004 - - #04000100)

Also known as Officer's Club and Bachelor Officers' Quarters

West Bonnie St. , Marfa

Alpine4now, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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El Fortin del Cibolo Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000366)

Also known as Cibolo Ranch Headquarter

Approximately 4 mi. NW of Shafter, W of US 67 , Shafter

Magnolia677, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Faver, Milton

Significant Year:

1889, 1865

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Hotel

More Information:

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El Paisano Hotel (added 1978 - - #78002973)

Also known as El Paisano Inn

N. Highland and W. Texas Sts. , Marfa

Sundowner59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Trost & Trost

Architectural Style:

Other, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

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Fort D.A. Russell Historic District (added 2006 - - #06001152)

Roughly bounded by Ridge, El Paso, Kelly Sts, US 67 and FM 2810 , Marfa

Jgc3, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Government Office, Museum, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

More Information:

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Fort Leaton (added 1973 - - #73001972)

4 mi. E of Presidio on FM 170 , Presidio

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Information Potential

Historic Person:

Leaton,Ben

Significant Year:

1830

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Fortin de la Cienega (added 1976 - - #76002059)

Also known as 41 PS 37

15 mi. NE of Shafter on Cienega Creek , Shafter

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Favor,Milton

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Mexican

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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La Junta de los Rios Archeological District (added 1978 - - #78002974)

Address Restricted , Presidio

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Agriculture

Cultural Affiliation:

Spanish, Native American, Mexican

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

La Morita Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000367)

Also known as Morita Ranch Compouns

Approximately 5 mi. SW of Shafter, E of US 67 , Shafter

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Favor, Milton

Significant Year:

1889, 1865

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Hotel

More Information:

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Presidio County Courthouse (added 1977 - - #77001467)

Public Sq. , Marfa

Jim Evans, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Giles, Alfred

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Shafter Historic Mining District (added 1976 - - #76002058)

20 mi. N of Presidio on U.S. 67 , Shafter

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Cultural Affiliation:

Mexican-American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

More Information:

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Tapalcomes (added 1977 - - #77001468)

Also known as Polvo;41 PS 21

Address Restricted , Redford

Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater