Castolon – On Ross Maxwell Road

The village of Castolon, on Ross Maxwell Road, has an interesting history, and I thought was worth its own blog posting.  It is located toward the formal end of Ross Maxwell Road, just before it turns into Old Maverick Road.

Old Window in Castolon

The location of Castolon was first settled in 1901 by Cipriano Hernandez, who farmed the area, and who built the original Castolon Store, which is now known as the Alvino House.  The above image is of one of the windows in that house.

Old Post Office in Castolon

The Castolon area was on the site of a US Army encampment, to house units patrolling the US-Mexican border.  This area was attracting Mexicans fleeing Mexico during the Mexican Revolution of 1910.  However, by the time the camp was completed, the revolution was over and the area quiet.  The Army never occupied the buildings.  So, instead of housing Army units, the buildings were used for a trading post and a base for farming cotton.  This old post office is in what is now the general store in Castolon. 

Oldest House in Castolon

The images shown above and below are both of what is the oldest building in Castolon, and is located below the buildings that the Army built.  This old building held both an old store and café/residence.  It’s hard to tell which is which, but I believe the image below, may be from the residence, and is a yard where perhaps their burro may have been kept.

Adobe Yard

Enjoy!