Socorro in El Paso County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Casa Ortiz
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
1. Casa Otiz Marker
Legend says this house was built before 1800. In 1840s, its owner was Jose Ortiz, whose cart train freighted salt from foot of Guadalupe Mountains to Durango; knives, sarapes, clothing to Santa Fe and Llano Estancado. There he traded with Comanches and other wild Indians for dried buffalo hides and meat. He was a "Comanchero, Salinero, Cibolero". Francisca Lujan, the widow of Epifanio Ortiz (1842?-1932), was last of family to live here, in 1940s.
A fine example of New Spain's frontier architecture: thick adobe walls; cottonwood and willow vigas and latias with dirt roof.
Erected 1973 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 745.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 31° 39.281′ N, 106° 18.198′ W. Marker is in Socorro, Texas, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Socorro Road. The marker is hidden from view from the road by a row of trees. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10167 Socorro Road, El Paso TX 79927, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Trans-Pecos & Big Bend Region. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Socorro Mission / Misiσn de Socorro (approx. 0.3 miles away); El Paso Mission Trail / El Camino de las Misiones de El Paso
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
2. Casa Otiz Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
3. Casa Otiz
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,570 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 15, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
