HERITAGE ASSOCIATION OF SAN MARCOS
Perhaps the most noted early 1900s blacksmith in San Marcos was a man named Ulysses Cephas. His restored bungalow home will be a featured property on this year’s Heritage Home Tour on May 4 and 5. It is entirely possible that Cephas worked on the carriages (pictured above,) although there were other blacksmiths in town. But it is a reality that within the next few weeks, his home will be an anchor to the new Dunbar National Register Historic District. That is a very big deal, and the Heritage Association is honored to help celebrate. Tour visitors will see displays, hear cultural stories, get to sample favorite cultural desserts. For those taking the self guided tour, cross the street to the Calaboose Museum to learn all about blacksmithing and see the restoration in progress of the old San Marcos Colored School.
Then, still at Tour Stop #2, participants can board a horse and buggy or a pedicab for a spin through the nearby Belvin and San Antonio historic districts. This is not just any normal home tour.
