National Register District of Belvin Street - San Marcos, TX - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

In 1983 three blocks of Belvin Street were placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the interior. The concentration of Victorian and early 20th Century architecture was criterion for the listing. The District begins at 715 Belvin and extends to 227 Mitchell Street. The street developed in 1880 as stockmen, farmers, and town leaders built homes to be near Coronal Institute, a renowned pioneer school (1866-1918).

The majority of the houses within the district were constructed between 1886 and 1908. Significant Victorian architecture is found in those built for: Sam R. Kone, Jr. at 903 Belvin (1886); John Francis McGehee, No. 832 (1889); George Henry Talmadge, No. 802 (1889); Robert Hixon Belvin, No. 730 (1875 ad 1890); Ossian T. Brown, No. 716 (1878); Joseph W. Earnest, No. 833 (1892); George Tomas McGehee, No. 727 (1895) and Eliza Pitts Malone, No. 715 (1908). The designation was the result of a preservation survey conducted by the Heritage Association of San Marcos with Guidance from the National Register Department of the Texas Historical Commission in 1982-1983.

Group that erected the marker: Heritage Association of San Marcos URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 715 Belvin St. San Marcos, TX USA 78666

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