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

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