The two original rooms in this house were erected 1847 by Father Claude M. Dubuis, from Lyons, France, aided by Father Chazelle (who soon died of typhus). Father Dubuis, the first priest in Castro's colony, was captured twice by Comanches in 1847, but escaped unharmed. He later was Bishop of Texas. This house replaced a picket hut. It was first example of French-Alsatian architecture in Castroville.
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Start: Intersection of Angelo Street and SH-90 in Castroville.
Go 1 1/2 blocks north on Angelo Street. The house is on the right (east). 29 21.320' N 098 52.702' W
