Robert B. Evans Home
Built in 1882 of stone from Buda (45 mi. NE). On east side is an 1865 smokehouse. Evans (1821-1905) left his native Tennessee in 1847; went to California in 1849, where he panned enough gold to buy this land, 1865. He and his wife Rebecca (Murchison) reared nine children here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1969
29.6092° N, 98.3344° W
Where to Find It
E. Evans Road, west side, north of Wagon Road, northwest of Selma
Nearby Markers
- 0.6 mi SE Davenport Cemetery Selma
- 2.5 mi SE Harrison and McCulloch Stage Stop Selma
- 2.8 mi SE Site of Geier and Schmid Farm Universal City
- 3.7 mi NE Schoenthal School Garden Ridge
- 3.9 mi E Zions Kirche Garden Ridge
- 4.4 mi SE Edens Cemetery Universal City