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Biggio-Kowalski-De La Garza House

Laredo, Webb County

Marker Text

Chester C. Biggio, a railroad official and the city's first fire chief, had this home built in 1909 for his family. He died in 1923, and in 1938 his widow Laura Blossman Biggio sold the house to Louis and Dorothy Kowalski. They lived here with their six children until 1948. Leonor de La Garza bought the house in 1965; her sister Fidela inherited it in 1973. The house is a good example of the American foursquare form. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1996

Marker Details

Address 1620 Farragut
Location Description 1620 Farragut, Laredo
Marker # 405
Dedicated 1996
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code Four Square (Architectural style); houses, residential buildings; design and construction
Latitude, Longitude 27.506557, -99.513357

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