Casa Navarro State Historic Site - San Antonio, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 25.390 W 098° 29.847
14R E 548747 N 3254975
The National Park Service deemed Casa Navarro nationally significant as the home of Tejano statesman and historian José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871).
Waymark Code: WMXTV9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
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Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday 12–5 p.m.
Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.

Texas Historic Commission

Navarro was born under Spanish colonial rule in the town of Béxar, Navarro’s life and career spanned four sovereign nations—Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, and the United States. A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, a writer of the Texas State Constitution and the namesake of Navarro County, he was a champion of civil rights for Hispanics.

Park Type: Day Use

Activities:
Historic tours with audio presentations.


Park Fees:
Adults - $4 Seniors/Ages 6-18/College Students - $3


Background:
Today, Casa Navarro is the best-preserved historic property in its original location directly associated with Navarro. Located in a San Antonio neighborhood once known as Laredito, or Little Laredo, Casa Navarro consists of three contributing buildings—Navarro’s house constructed in the 1850s, and a free-standing kitchen constructed in the 1830s, as well as a two-story mercantile and office building, also constructed in the 1850s.


Date Established?: 2017

Link to Park: [Web Link]

Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed

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