Sebastopol House State Historic Site
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Sebastopol House State Historic Site is a Greek Revival style house located in Seguin, Texas
, United States
. Joshua W. Young built the house between 1854 and 1856 for his sister, Catherine LeGette. Sebastopol House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on August 25, 1970 as a result of its unusual Park's limecrete construction. The house's construction is entirely unreinforced cast-in-place concrete
and is one of the oldest structures in the state using this building method.
Joseph Zorn, Jr. bought the house in 1874 and it remained in the Zorn family until 1961. Zorn was mayor of Seguin from 1890 to 1910.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired the park by purchase in 1976 from the Seguin Conservation Society and opened it to the public in September 1989 following restoration. The house is restored to its 1880 appearance.
Seguin, Texas
Seguin is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the United States. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,011; the July 1, 2009 Census estimate, however, showed the population had increased to 26,842...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Joshua W. Young built the house between 1854 and 1856 for his sister, Catherine LeGette. Sebastopol House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on August 25, 1970 as a result of its unusual Park's limecrete construction. The house's construction is entirely unreinforced cast-in-place concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
and is one of the oldest structures in the state using this building method.
Joseph Zorn, Jr. bought the house in 1874 and it remained in the Zorn family until 1961. Zorn was mayor of Seguin from 1890 to 1910.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired the park by purchase in 1976 from the Seguin Conservation Society and opened it to the public in September 1989 following restoration. The house is restored to its 1880 appearance.
See also
- List of Texas state parks
- List of Registered Historic Places in Guadalupe County