Lon C. Hill Home
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
N 26° 13.078 W 097° 40.049
14R E 633115 N 2900506
This Victorian house, built in 1904 by Harlingen founder Lon C. Hill, was the first home built in the city.
Waymark Code: WM2K56
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 3113

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City's first home, built 1904, by the founder, Lon C. Hill, promoter of railroads and irrigation to the lower Rio Grande Valley. Climate-adapted Victorian house. Here valley pioneers met and planned important developments.

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