Livingstone House ruin -- Boquillas Hot Springs, Big Bend NP TX
N 29° 10.654 W 102° 59.974
13R E 694529 N 3229314
The ruins of an old house near Boquillas Hot Springs in Big Bend National Park
Waymark Code: WMV00X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2017
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This house was built in the 1920s by Charles Livingstone. By the 1970s it was a ruin, and remains so today.
From the Hot Springs National Register Nomination form on file with the Texas Historical Commission:
"The district is comprised of:
Contributing buildings: 2
Contributing structures: 1
Contributing sites: 1
Non-contributing sites: 2
. . . .
Two other structures still remain on a hillside across Tornillos Creek to the west. However, these structures were not part of the Langford operation These are a frame and adobe shack constructed as temporary quarters for a postman, and a stone residence constructed by Charles Livingstone of Alpine, Texas. Both are now in a state of ruin."
The NPS has preserved and stabilized the ruin, and it is on display at the Boquillas Hot Springs.
Type: Ruin
Fee: 25
Hours:
Woth park permit, 24/7/365
Related URL: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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