Los Nogales
S. River and E. Live Oak Sts., Seguin, TXThe oldest house in Seguin, Texas, is Los Nogales, a small building, constructed of sun-dried brick. The builder of the house is unknown, but by 1765 it was a station stop on the Old Spanish Trail, also known as the Old San Antonio Road, or Camino Real.
The most famous occupant of Los Nogales was Juan Seguin, who used it as a post office in 1825. The Seguin family was one of the most respected Mexican families in Texas. The town of Seguin was named after Juan Seguin. Seguin and his father- were instrumental in helping Stephen F. Austin start his colony and in helping Texas win its independence in 1836. Juan himself entered the Alamo with Travis. Later he fought at the Battle of San Jacinto with Sam Houston and served as a lieutenant colonel in the Texas Cavalry.
Ben McCulloch, the well-known surveyor of many Texas counties, used Los Nogales as his home in 1838 while he surveyed the Seguin townsite. By 1840 pioneers had moved into the old house.
In 1952 Dr. Hugh Davis purchased Los Nogales; the following year the Seguin Conservation Society took steps to restore the building.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 1962.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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