Fort Brown, Medical Laboratory, May Street & Gorgas Drive vicinity, Brownsville, Cameron County, TX

Significance: The Fort Brown Medical Laboratory was built in 1867. It is a good example of a utilitarian, permanent military structure built from local materials. William Crawford Gorgas, Surgeon General of the United States Army, and noted for his research on yellow fever which earned him world-wide fame, was stationed at Fort Brown from 1882 to 1884, and possibly worked in this building during his tour of duty there.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-91
Survey number: HABS TX-3279
Building/structure dates: 1867 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000811