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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMCM_grande-grossman-house_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
This structure was built in 1904 as a residence for the family of Benito Grande (1865-1926). Originally located at 709 Artesian Street (approximately1 mile southwest), it was moved here in 1982 to preserve it from demolition. Benito Grande moved t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMAJ_merriman-house_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
Originally built on property that was part of a Mexican land grant awarded to Enrique Villareal in 1831, this house was constructed for Walter Merriman in 1851. Merriman, a lawyer, had moved to Corpus Christi from Illinois shortly after his marria…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM8W_kovner-bobys-homestead_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
On original Spanish land grant of 1831, "Rincon de Oso". Built 1851. Lumber of native wood, sawed by hand. Square nails. 3 gables, 2 chimneys.
Commandeered as hospital during the Civil War and in a yellow fever epidemic.
Scene of many gala a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM7N_french-galvan-house_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
Originally located at the corner of Waco and Comanche Streets, this colonial revival home was built in 1907-08 for the family of Asa Milton and Frances Garrett French. A.M. French (1850-1936), a native of New Hampshire, was a surveyor and civil en…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM7C_mccampbell-house_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
Mary Alice Ward McCampbell, widow of William Berry McCampbell, purchased land at 1421 Water Street in the old Irishtown section of Corpus Christi in 1908. Soon thereafter she hired local architect and builder William F. Bowles to design and build …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM59_ni_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
This ship is a replica of Christopher Columbus' ship Ni?a. It is one of three ships built in Spain to commemorate the historic 1492 voyage. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the three ships toured American ports in 1992 before coming to their per…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLI1_irishtown_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
Bounded by Twigg and Tiger Streets, Hall's Bayou and Corpus Christi Bay, the section of the city's Ward One known as Irishtown included primarily Irish residents, although there were also Anglo Americans, Mexican Americans, African Americans, Gree…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLGU_nueces-county-courthouse-of-1914_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
In 1853 lawlessness in Nueces County, which covered most of the area from Corpus Christi to the Mexican border, prompted the construction of the first county courthouse on this block. Three lots were purchased for $300 from Corpus Christi founder,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLFW_first-baptist-church-of-corpus-christi_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
On August 17, 1878, a group of local residents met in the home of S.T. Foster at 702 Antelope Street to organize the First Baptist Church of Corpus Christi. Under the leadership of the Rev. J.W.D. Creath, a noted pioneer baptist missionary, the Ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLFT_elihu-harrison-ropes_Corpus-Christi-TX.html
Speculator and developer Elihu Harrison Ropes (1845-1898) had been a publisher, realtor, and insurance agent in New Jersey before coming to Texas on a vacation during the late 1880s. A venture along the Gulf Coast resulted in his plan to develop a…