Los Nogales is a historic 1800s home, among the oldest structures still standing in
Seguin, Texas
Seguin ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, Texas, United States; as of the 2020 census, its population was 29,433. Its economy is primarily supported by a regional hospital, as well as the Schertz-Seguin Local Government C ...
and is the last remaining adobe constructed home in the city. It serves the community as a museum.
History
The old home was originally built in 1849 for Justus Gombert. Although restored, it retains its original hand-made, sun-dried adobe home construction and cypress shingle roof. It was owned in 1859 by Joseph Zorn and in 1870,
Benjamin McCulloch
Brigadier-General Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811 – March 7, 1862) was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a major-general in the Texas militia and thereafter a major in the United States Army (United States Volunteers) ...
took possession of the house. This building is an example of a primitive home with its pioneer style kitchen and sod hewn cellar.
In 1951, the citizens of Seguin formed together to save and restore the old home and from this project was born the Seguin Conservation Society.
The first Seguin Post Office was located on the same property as the Los Nogales museum. Senator
Juan Seguin
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...
helped establish a mail route to Seguin and Los Nogales, hence the building was previously referred to as the "Juan Seguin Post Office". The tree-top mail office was quite unique as it was operated from an old tree-house.
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On March 24, 1972, the old building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
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Museum
Los Nogales currently serves the community as a museum [Hardin (1994), pg. 4] and is home to many local historical artifacts.
See also
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* Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Guadalupe County
References
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External links
National Register of Historic Places Listings, Guadalupe, County
{{Guadalupe County, Texas
Museums in Guadalupe County, Texas
Tourist attractions in Seguin, Texas
Texas state historic sites
Historic house museums in Texas
1849 establishments in Texas
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks