Robert B. Evans Home
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Marker Inscription
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
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Robert B. Evans left Tennessee in 1847 and joined the 1849 rush to California, where he panned enough gold to buy this Texas land in 1865. Built in 1882 of stone quarried from Buda, the house sheltered Evans, his wife Rebecca, and the nine children they raised here; an 1865 smokehouse still stands on the east side. It earned recognition as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1969.
Why it matters
Evans's path from the California gold fields to a Texas homestead captures the restless mobility of 19th-century Americans, for whom the frontier was a chain of fresh starts.
Plan your visit
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Museums & culture
- San Antonio Museum of Art14.8 mi away · 200 West Jones Avenue, San Antonio
Attractions
- Morgan's Inspiration Island5.9 mi away · 5223 David Edwards Drive, San Antonio, TX
- Morgan's Wonderland5.9 mi away · 5223 David Edwards Drive, San Antonio, TX
- Off-Road Adventure Ride6.0 mi away
- Amazing Air8.2 mi away · 7702 North Interstate Highway 35, San Antonio, TX
- Blue Hole12.6 mi away
- Little Blue Hole12.6 mi away
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Related people
- · Robert B. Evans
- · Rebecca Murchison Evans
Related events
- · California Gold Rush
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