Sebastopol House State Historic Site
Located in Seguin, a town called the "mother of concrete cities," this historic home endures as a testament to its structural integrity. In 1847, Dr. John Park, who obtained several patents on concrete use, relocated to Seguin from Georgia, where he is credited for introducing the formula for limecrete. Because of the natural occurrence and affordability of the materials used in this type of construction, the limecrete structure was quite popular. There were nearly 100 limecrete structures in the Seguin area. Sebastopol House is the best surviving example in the American southwest. In an 1854 visit, Frederick Law Olmstead, architect of New York City's Central Park, found it noteworthy that a remote Texas town would be utilizing advanced building techniques less than 20 years after their introduction in eastern states.
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p.o. box 900, seguin 78156
Phone: (830) 379-4833
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744