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Lon C. Hill Home

Harlingen, Cameron County

Marker Text

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. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1980

Marker Details

Address 2425 Boxwood St.
Location Description Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum
Marker # 3113
Dedicated 1965
Size, Type 14" x 9" Plate & Medallion
Code houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 26.217962, -97.667488

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