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River Stage
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Old Town Historic District, San Angelo,
Texas |
 In
1972, the “first and grandest Victorian home ever built in San
Angelo” known as the DeBerry Mansion was razed. The DeBerry Mansion
was built in the late 1880s was marveled for its Victorian architecture
and was considered a landmark in San Angelo, Texas. In 1971, the San
Angelo National Bank bought the house with intentions of using the land
to expand the bank’s parking lot. The Bank offered to give away
the house to any group that would preserve it; hence, the San Angelo
Heritage Society was formed in 1971. However, the San Angelo Heritage
Society failed to raise enough money for the house and the bank razed
the building in 1972. The effort to save local historic buildings, like
the DeBerry Mansion, was an inspiration for later conservation groups
in San Angelo:?the Old Town Conservancy and the Historical San Angelo
Inc. These two groups joined forces in the early 1990s to establish
the Old Town Historic District. The Old Town Historic District is located
on Orient Street in between Ave A and Hardmann Pass, within the Cultural
District.
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The Old Town Marker describes
the purpose behind creating
Old Town San Angelo |
ART by a local artist. |
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Early
Residence (502 Orient Street)
The Early Residence was the first structure to be relocated to Old
Town Historic District in 1993. The building was built in the late 1880s
and was originally located in the 200 block of West Concho Avenue. It
was first used as a residence and later turned in a commercial property.
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Zenker
House (512 Orient Street)
The Zenker House was designed by Reunify in 1900 and the style of
the house is Queen Anne cottage. The house was owned by Charles Zenker,
a local saloon owner.?In 1918, the house became apartments and later
the Concho Valley Home for Girls- a shelter for troubled teens. The
house was relocated to Old Town Historic District in 2002. |
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Allen-Hartgrove
House
George Allen was known as “the man who brought music to San
Angelo” and came to San Angelo with intentions of going into the
sheep business. Instead, Allen opened a music store- the only music
store west of Fort Worth and east of El Paso. The Allen-Hartgrove house
was built in 1909 and is Queen Anne style. The house was originally
built at 418 West Twohig Avenue, later moved to the Hartgrove Family
Ranch in the 1970s, and finally relocated to Old Town Historic District
in 1998. |
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