- Sebastopol House State Historic Site
Infobox nrhp
name = Sebastopol
nrhp_type = nhl
caption = Sebastopol House State Historic Site in 2008
location = 704 Zorn Street
Seguin, Texas, USA
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 29
lat_minutes = 34
lat_seconds = 12.5
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 97
long_minutes = 58
long_seconds = 21.5
long_direction = W
area =
built = 1854 - 1856
architect =
architecture = Henry Erkel; et al.
added =August 25 ,1970
designated=
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
refnum =70000751
mpsub =
governing_body = Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentSebastopol House State Historic Site is a
Greek Revival style house located inSeguin, Texas ,United States . Joshua W. Young built the house between 1854 and 1856 for his sister, Catherine LeGette. Sebastopol House was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places onAugust 25 ,1970 as a result of its unusuallimecrete construction. The house's construction is entirely unreinforced cast-in-placeconcrete 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.
ee also
*
List of Texas state parks
*List of Registered Historic Places in Guadalupe CountyExternal links
* [http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/sebastopol/ Texas Parks and Wildlife: Sebastopol House State Historic Site]
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