Marker Inscription
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 Estacado. There he traded with Comanches and other wild Indians for dried buffalo hides and meat. He was a "Comanchero, Salinero, Cibolero." Francisco Lujan, the wido 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. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1973
About this site
Casa Ortiz is a historical marker in Socorro, El Paso County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in El Paso County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 140 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6547, -106.3033 near Socorro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tienda de Carbajal, Site of (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Socorro Mission, Socorro Mission La Purisima, and Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion Del Socorro.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5141000745. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
