Marker Inscription
N/A - Medallion only
Historical Marker
Cox, Noah, House
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About this site
Cox, Noah, House is a historical marker in Roma, Starr County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Starr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.4069, -99.0187 near Roma. The nearest cataloged historic site is Garcia Home, Old (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Guerra, Manuel, Store, Memorial Hospital, and Ramirez Hall.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5427006055. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Noah Cox House, also called the John Vale/Noah Cox House, is a two-story brick residence on the plaza in Roma's historic district, built by John Heinrich Vale in 1853 and sold to merchant Noah Cox in 1856. Cox used it as both a home and a mercantile center and served in the Confederate Texas Cavalry, while the house stood at the heart of the lucrative Civil War cotton trade that flowed through the Rio Grande port of Roma. It is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark within the Roma Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: utrgv.edusah-archipedia.org
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