Lamesa Farm Workers Community Historic District

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Lamesa Farm Workers Community Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Lamesa Farm Workers Community 2018.jpg
Lamesa Farm Workers Community in 2018
Lamesa Farm Workers Community Historic District is located in Texas
Lamesa Farm Workers Community Historic District
Lamesa Farm Workers Community Historic District
LocationJct. of US 87 and US 180, Los Ybanez, Texas
Coordinates32°43′08″N 101°55′04″W / 32.7190°N 101.9178°W / 32.7190; -101.9178Coordinates: 32°43′08″N 101°55′04″W / 32.7190°N 101.9178°W / 32.7190; -101.9178
Area50 acres (20 ha)
Built1941 (1941)-1942 (1942)
Built byFox Rig & Lumber Co.
ArchitectHudson J. Elmo
NRHP reference No.93000771[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1993

The Lamesa Farm Workers Community Historic District in Los Ybanez in Dawson County, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It is a 50 acres (20 ha) historic district which included 32 contributing buildings.[1]

It includes a number of farm worker houses, a number of 60 by 22 feet (18.3 m × 6.7 m) quadruplex shelters, a community center, a manager's house, a liquor store, a water tank, and other structures.[2]

It is located about 1 mile north of the junction of US 87 and US 180 in Los Ybanez.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Donald R. Abbe; Sally Still Abbe; Yolanda Romero (June 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lamesa Farm Workers Community Historic District / Lamesa Farm Labor Supply Center" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved July 3, 2018. Includes plans, historic photos, and 14 photos from 1990.


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