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Gilbreath-Cowsert House

Dimmitt, Castro County

Marker Text

Tennessee native Jeff T. Gilbreath moved his family to this area in 1905. The owner of a local mercantile store, he built this house in 1909. He sold it in 1910 to county attorney Mark Cowsert, whose family lived here until 1912. The house changed ownership a number of times before the Castro County Museum purchased it in 1976. A fine example of early 20th-century vernacular housing, it features a bay window and hipped roof with gables. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1991

Marker Details

Address 404 W. Halsell St.
Location Description Castro County Historical Museum, N side W. Halsell St. (FM 2392) between NW 3rd and NW 5th streets. Marker reported faded Nov. 2015.
Marker # 2185
Dedicated 1991
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code houses, residential buildings; law, lawyers; vernacular (Architectural term); merchantiles
  • Private Property:

    Unknown
  • Latitude, Longitude 34.555891, -102.316847

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