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Residential

Dr. Troy A. Shafer House

Dr. Troy A. Shafer House

Sep 21, 2022 | ,

ArchitectureLake Drive - Harlingen, TXYear Built - 1951Architects - Bill BaxterThis house located on 37 S. Coria St. was built for Mr. Gustavo Peña father of Federico Fabian Peña; an American attorney who was the United States Secretary of Transportation from 1993 to...

Gustavo Peña House

Gustavo Peña House

Jan 11, 2020 | , ,

ArchitectureBrownsville, TXYear Built - 195? Architects - Caudill Rowlet ScottThis house located on 37 S. Coria St. was built for Mr. Gustavo Peña father of Federico Fabian Peña; an American attorney who was the United States Secretary of Transportation from 1993 to...

John W. McKelvey House

John W. McKelvey House

Dec 18, 2019 | , ,

ArchitectureHarlingen, TXYear Built - 1949Architects - Cocke, Bowman & YorkText - John Pearcy AIASouthern California proffered a new suburban house type: the California ranch house. The Weslaco architect R. Newell Waters produced a California ranch type house for...

John A. Knapp House

John A. Knapp House

Nov 27, 2019 | , ,

ArchitectureWeslaco, TXYear Built - 1939 Architects - R. Newell Waters Text - Stephen FoxSouthern California proffered a new suburban house type: the California ranch house. The Weslaco architect R. Newell Waters produced a California ranch type house for the Weslaco...

Eugene Darby, Jr., House

Eugene Darby, Jr., House

Nov 27, 2019 | , ,

ArchitecturePharr, TXYear Built - 1965 Architects - Max Edwin Burkhart, Jr. Text and Photo - Stephen FoxAfter 1960, a new generation of architects began to emerge in Valley. Max Edwin Burkhart, Jr., a native of Iowa who grew up in Alamo and San Juan, produced such...