Two very important articles we want to share with our RGV MOD readers from DOCOMOMO, US and the New York times.
Luis Murillo of BC Workshop Talks About the Jackson St. Cottage Project.
Brownsville’s CDCB Embarks on a New Project to Benefit the Community
This week, I had the inmense pleasure of touring the original State National Bank built in the 1920s in downtown Brownsville. Serving on the Come Build, Come Dream board of directors has been an enriching experience because of the organization's mission to support the...
Which Modernist did I Miss?
In the late 1990s and early 21st century, my husband and I owned a tour company and a vintage trolley which I used to provide guided tours of Harlingen, Texas. One of my favorite buildings in town, perhaps my number one, is the original Harlingen High School currently...
Spanish Colonial
ArchitectureBrownsville, TXYear Built - 1920sThe exotic tropical paradise “myth” was created to market the region to new Anglo settlers. In Brownsville, Spanish colonial architecture is still very much present. This home is from the mid 1920s and is located on West...
Dutch Colonial
ArchitectureBrownsville, TXYear Built - 1920sThis Dutch Colonial home is currently going through a well-planned renovation. It was built in the mid 1920s on West Levee Street.
First Suburban Fire Station in Brownsville
ArchitectureBrownsville, TXYear Built - 1920sConcrete friezes and Spanish Colonial architecture adorn the firs suburban fire station in Brownsville, Texas. It is located on West Levee Street and dates from the mid 1920s
Kowalski – Dennett House in Brownsville
ArchitectureBrownsville, TXYear Built - 1893 Architects - S. W. Brooks Text - Stephen Fox Photos - RGVModThe Kowalski-Dennett House is one of Brownsville’s rare surviving Victorian houses. It is also rare because documentation of its design and construction survives....
Border Brick Style in Downtown Brownsville
ArchitectureBrownsville, TXThe Hide Yark Building from the 1880’s in downtown Brownsville has recently undergone an amazing restoration and now houses the Half Moon Saloon. Owner George Ramirez is the proud owner and a lover of good music. The Half Moon Saloon is...
Brownsville’s Early Hospital
ArchitectureBrownsville, TXYear Built - 1909 Architects - Archer & Archer Architects Address - West Levee Street, Brownsville, TX
Salomé McAllen and William Scanlan House
ArchitectureBrownsville, TXYear Built - 1940 Architects - Frank E. TorresThe house of Salomé McAllen and William Scanlan in Brownsville of 1940 was designed by Frank E. Torres, an architect born in Matamoros and trained at the University of Texas, who had worked in...