House 1, Falcón

c. 1781

Falcon (Ramireño de Abajo) ranch

Located on Porción 15, Revilla, Zapata County, Texas. Original Grantee: Joseph Clemente Gutierrez de Lara

Demolished,(inundated by Falcon Reservoir). Stone, 33' x 17'7", one-story, single-room structure with walls 2 1/2' thick, nearly flat roof drained through six "gargolas" of mesquite which penetrated the high parapet. Except for front and rear doors of cypress, the only openings were small gun ports indicating that this was essentially a fortification.