Pre Mid-Century Modern

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...

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.

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

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....

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...

ArchitectureBrownsville, TXYear Built - 1909 Architects - Archer & Archer Architects Address - West Levee Street, Brownsville, TX

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...

ArchitectureBrownsville, TXYear Built - 1940 Architects - A. H. Woolridge and Frank E. TorresOne of the two grandest houses built in Brownsville in the Depression decade was this country house, designed by Brownsville architects A. H. Woolridge and Frank E. Torres for...