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{{otheruses}}'''CordovaTowers''' (also known as '''Cordova''' or '''The Towers''') was the name of the '''Baars family 14-room home''' and estate built by [[Henry Baars|Henry]] and [[Mary Ellison Baars]] in {{date needed}}. The house was located on the eastern shore of [[Bayou Texar]], just south of the current [[Baars Park]]. It was named for the Spanish city of [[Wikipedia:Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], which the Baarses had visited in their travels.
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[[Image:BaarsHome-Interior.jpg|thumb|right|Interior of the Baars home]]
Mary Ellison intended to develop the surrounding area with vacation homes for wealthy northerners, and the oak trees that form the [[tree tunnel]] on [[12th Avenue]] were planted for that purpose. However, the plan was scrapped when economic conditions soured, and the area was eventually developed as the [[Cordova Park]] neighborhood.
