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This house stands on the 1781 Concepcion de Carricitos grant from the king of Spain to Eugenio and Bartolome Fernandez. Acquiring a part of the grant as fee for his legal services to the heirs, col. Stephen Powers of Brownsville gave the site to his daughter Frances and her husband, James Lambert Landrum. The landrums, who completed the house in 1902, had daughters: Martha, Pauline and Frances. In 1978 Frances owns and lives in the house.
Landrum House is a historical marker in San Benito, Cameron County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 194 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.0437, -97.6955 near San Benito. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Landrum Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Garcia Cemetery, Palm in Field Cemetery, and Gomez Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061003032. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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