{"nrhp_refnum":"95000366","name":"El Fortin del Cibolo Historic District","other_names":["Cibolo Ranch Headquarter"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Approximately 4 mi. NW of Shafter, W of US 67","address_restricted":false,"city":"Shafter","county":"Presidio County","state":"TX","lat":29.862253985500047,"lon":-104.33428544791053,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-04-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district about four miles northwest of Shafter in Presidio County, Texas, centered on El Fortin del Cibolo, a fortified adobe ranch residence built c.1860s beside Cibolo Creek and used as Cibolo Ranch headquarters.","why_significant":"The district is significant under Criterion A for its association with Milton Faver's ranching and farming operations, in the areas of Agriculture and Exploration and Settlement. Its defensive layout reflects frontier conditions, and its use of water resources and traditional adobe building shows the persistence of local traditions. Faver lived and died there in 1889.","narrative":"Set in the Cibolo Creek valley about four miles northwest of Shafter, Texas, this district centers on El Fortin del Cibolo, a fortified adobe ranch house built in the 1860s. The L-shaped compound encloses a courtyard and is guarded by two round towers, with walls of adobe block on a limestone foundation. Milton Faver used it as his home and ranch headquarters until his death there in 1889. He developed an acequia irrigation system, dry-stacked stone walls, and a peach orchard that supplied his well-known peach brandy. After passing through several family and ranch owners, the compound fell into disuse. A restoration and reconstruction between 1990 and 1993 relied on historic photographs and 1936 documentation, rebuilding towers, roofs, walls, orchards, and irrigation ditches. A hacienda, a storage building, and a mausoleum over Faver's grave were added in 1993. The district is recognized for its link to Faver's agricultural enterprise and frontier settlement.","period_of_significance":"1865-1889","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Restored and reconstructed between 1990 and 1993; the current function is listed as a hotel, with agricultural fields and graves also in use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.898316-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/33/9699/40969933/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/95000366.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969933","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999544"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/presidio-county/el-fortin-del-cibolo-historic-district-95000366/"}