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Two-Story Spanish Colonial House
title Two-Story Spanish Colonial Housedescription Photograph of a two-story Spanish colonial main house. This "casa mayor" is made of "sillares" (caliche blocks), which have been quarried from beneath the top soil.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs Spanish Colonial Homes Sillares Caliche Blocks Caliche Architecture - Buildings Casas Mayorescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Tronera (Gunport)
title Tronera (Gunport)description Photograph of an inside view of a tronera (gunport). Troneras were common in casas mayores in South Texas until the 1860s.artist/creator Graham, Joe Stanley, 1940-1999subject Architecture Social Life And Customs - Homes Social Life And Customs South Texas Gunports Troneras Casas Mayorescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)