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Taylor-Rivers House

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100 Hudson Dr., Del Rio, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 30' 58.99266", -100° 53' 47.03604"
 
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    James H. Taylor (d. 1876), one of the five founders of Del Rio, and his wife Paula (Losoya) (d.1902), a native of Mexico, moved here from Uvalde about 1870 and built this one-story adobe residence. A prominent landowner and merchant, Taylor also owned a local gristmill. After his death, Paula married Charles Rivers (d. 1879) and later operated the home as a boarding house. She also became benefactress for the city's Mexican community, contributing land for a school and cemetery. The Taylor-Rivers house remained in her family until 1939. (1982)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Taylor-Rivers House Historical Marker Location Map, Del Rio, Texas