Historical Marker
Howard L. Bass Home
Historical marker location:
Main Street and Washingotn, Rio Grande City, Texas
( Corner of Main Street and Washington Street, Rio Grande City.)
Marker installed: 1966
Built 1877 of lumber from sunken steamboat; mesquite block flooring; handmade brick. Home and business house of John Peter Kelsey, Starr County judge; large landowner who came from New York in 1848. Acquired by L. R. Brooks 1937; and by Howard L. Bass in 1954.