Rio
RV Park
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Brownsville,
Texas
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Brownsville |
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East Madison Street
Area Tour
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| The east end of Madison Street retains
an impressive collection of Spanish Colonial style buildings. Notable
Queen Anne style homes are also present here. You can usually find parking
spaces available along the street itself, so get out and enjoy your walking
tour. |
El Globo Nuevo |
1502 E. Madison (HABS,P) 1897. An excellent example of Spanish
Colonial Victorian commercial architecture. |
| M.H. Cross Building |
| 1452 E. Madison (P) 1906. Now known
as the Carlotta Petrina Museum, this Spanish-Colonial structure previously
served as a wharehouse, bakery, and as a hotel. |
| Casimero Tamayo Store |
| 1454 E. Monroe (P) 1878. A Spanish Colonial style
corner store with corbeled brick cornice and a flat roof hidden by parapet
walls. |
| Webb / Martinez Residence |
| 1324 E. Madison (RTHL) 1911 - 1913.
This Greek Revival style house features an L-shape gallery |
| La Nueva Libertad |
| 1301-11 E. Madison (Andres Cueto
Building) (NR) 1893. A two-story commercial building and residence. |
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Keys:
(NR) National Register
of Historic Places
(RTHL) Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
(P) Primary Local Site - Brownsville Heritage Plan
(HABS) Historic American Building Survey
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NOTE: Most, if not all of the residences listed
are privately owned. Please respect private property and restrict your
viewing of these sites to locations on the (publicly owned) sidewalk.
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Call
us to talk about your Trip to the Tip - of Texas!
Rio
RV Park
8801 Boca Chica Blvd.
Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: 956-831-4653 or 800-776-1895
Fax: 956-831-0147
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