Garza House, 1009 East Thirteenth Street, Brownsville, Cameron County, TX
Summary
Significance: Built before 1894, 1009 East 13th Street resembles creole cottages in New Orleans which were once closely associated with Brownsville through shipping. The steeply pitched roof punctuated by dormers and canted over a porch as well as the interior chimney are characteristic of creole cottages in New Orleans in the early 1800s.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-79
Survey number: HABS TX-3280
Building/structure dates: ca. 18q4 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Garza, Caledonia
Location
Brownsville (Tex.), 25.90344, -97.49376
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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