Lubbock in Lubbock County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Landwer/Manicapelli Home

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, April 23, 2011

1. Landwer/Manicapelli Home Marker

Inscription. Spanish mission style home built 1936 for Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Landwer from Dr. Landwer's design. Landwer was professor of zoology at Texas Technological College from 1927 until his retirement. Virginia Landwer taught biology at Lubbock High School for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Manicapelli bought the house from the Landwers after World War II. The City of Lubbock acquired the house in 1972. It is now a community center and party house

Erected 1982 by City of Lubbock Urban Design & Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 33° 36.743′ N, 101° 52.417′ W. Marker is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County. It can be reached from Cesar East Chavez Drive 0.4 miles North University Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located on the house in Hodges Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lubbock TX 79415, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American

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Great Plains,

specifically on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Austin Brothers Bridge (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Free Range Era of Ranching (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Block Drift Fence (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wild Cow Corral (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Mail Camp (approx. 1.6 miles away); Matador Half – Dugout (approx. 1.6 miles away); Jowell Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Jowell House (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lubbock.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017

2. Landwer/Manicapelli Home Marker

Landwer/Manicapelli Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017

3. Landwer/Manicapelli Home

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,375 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 3, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.