National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron County, Texas

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron County, Texas.

Location of Cameron County in Texas

This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The publicly disclosed locations of National Register properties and districts may be seen in a mapping service provided.[1] There are 33 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 4 National Historic Landmarks. Another property that was formerly listed has been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 14, 2020.[2]

Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register[4]	Image	Date listed[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Baxter Building	Baxter Building	March 6, 2019 (#100003420)	106 S. A St. 26°11′33″N 97°41′49″W	Harlingen
2	Brazos Santiago Depot		July 14, 1971 (#71000923)	Address restricted[6]	Port Isabel
3	Samuel Wallace Brooks House	Samuel Wallace Brooks House	November 22, 1988 (#88002530)	623 E St. Charles St. 25°54′14″N 97°30′12″W	Brownsville
4	Brown-Wagner House	Brown-Wagner House	August 29, 1977 (#77001430)	245 E St. Charles St. 25°54′23″N 97°30′22″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
5	Brownsville City Cemetery and Hebrew Cemetery	Brownsville City Cemetery and Hebrew Cemetery	March 31, 2010 (#10000143)	Bound by E. 5th St., Madison St., E 2nd St., and Town Resaca 25°54′34″N 97°30′00″W	Brownsville
6	Brownsville City Hall and Market House	Brownsville City Hall and Market House	September 30, 2019 (#100004474)	1150 Market Square 25°54′08″N 97°29′51″W	Brownsville
7	Brownsville Freight Depot and Warehouse District	Brownsville Freight Depot and Warehouse District	March 26, 2018 (#100002266)	Roughly bounded by former RR alignment, E Fronton, E 4th & E 9th Sts. 25°54′09″N 97°30′22″W	Brownsville
8	Old Brulay Plantation		October 10, 1975 (#75001961)	East of Brownsville off of TX 4 25°51′16″N 97°24′01″W	Brownsville	Also known as the Nye Plantation[7]
9	Cameron County Courthouse	Cameron County Courthouse	September 27, 1980 (#80004084)	1150 E Madison St. 25°54′15″N 97°29′43″W	Brownsville	State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
10	Old Cameron County Jail	Old Cameron County Jail	January 24, 1995 (#94001594)	1201 E Van Buren 25°54′19″N 97°29′34″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
11	Augustine Celaya House	Augustine Celaya House	April 11, 1986 (#86000726)	504 E St. Francis St. 25°54′13″N 97°30′19″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
12	Celaya-Creager House	Celaya-Creager House	May 5, 1988 (#88000523)	441 E Washington St. 25°54′25″N 97°30′09″W	Brownsville
13	Central Brownsville Historic District		May 31, 2019 (#100004008)	Roughly bounded by E. Levee, E. 10th, E. Monroe, E. 14th & E. 15th Sts. & 2 blk. extension along 800 & 900 blks. of E. Elizabeth St. 25°54′10″N 97°29′51″W	Brownsville
14	Fernandez and Laiseca Building		May 11, 2018 (#100002433)	1142-1154 Madison St. 25°54′13″N 97°29′44″W	Brownsville
15	Miguel Fernandez Hide Yard	Miguel Fernandez Hide Yard	October 1, 1990 (#90001485)	1101-1121 E Adams St. 25°54′11″N 97°29′51″W	Brownsville	also known as El Aleman
16	Fort Brown	Fort Brown	October 15, 1966 (#66000811)	S edge of Brownsville off of International Blvd. 25°53′50″N 97°29′26″W	Brownsville
17	M.E. and Estela Cueto Garcia House	M.E. and Estela Cueto Garcia House	June 5, 2017 (#100001038)	155 Calle Anacua 25°55′01″N 97°30′11″W	Brownsville
18	Garcia Pasture Site		February 23, 1972 (#72001355)	Address restricted[6]	Port Isabel
19	The Gem	The Gem	June 28, 1991 (#91000852)	400 E 13th St. 25°54′00″N 97°29′52″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
20	Cieta Friedman and Harry W. Hollowell House		March 25, 2019 (#100003533)	622 E. Saint Charles St. 25°54′13″N 97°30′14″W	Brownsville
21	Hicks-Gregg House	Hicks-Gregg House	July 1, 2009 (#09000486)	1249 W. Washington 25°55′06″N 97°30′56″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
22	Immaculate Conception Church	Immaculate Conception Church	March 26, 1980 (#80004085)	1218 E Jefferson St. 25°54′09″N 97°29′45″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
23	La Madrilena	La Madrilena	November 17, 1988 (#88002384)	1002 E Madison 25°54′17″N 97°29′49″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
24	Manautou House	Manautou House	July 14, 1983 (#83003130)	5 E Elizabeth St. 25°54′33″N 97°30′23″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
25	McNair House	McNair House	November 24, 2015 (#15000836)	39 Sunset Drive 25°55′08″N 97°29′52″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
26	Morris-Browne House	Morris-Browne House	October 25, 2006 (#06000955)	204 E Levee St. 25°54′25″N 97°30′22″W	Brownsville
27	La Nueva Libertad	La Nueva Libertad	April 11, 1986 (#84001628)	1301 E Madison 25°54′10″N 97°29′40″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; also known as the Cueto Building
28	Palmito Ranch Battlefield	Palmito Ranch Battlefield	October 15, 1996 (#93000266)	Between TX 4 and the Rio Grande, 12 mi. E of Brownsville 25°56′48″N 97°17′07″W	Brownsville
29	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	October 15, 1966 (#66000812)	6.3 miles N of Brownsville at intersection of FM 1847 and FM 511 26°01′04″N 97°28′50″W	Brownsville
30	Point Isabel Lighthouse	Point Isabel Lighthouse	April 30, 1976 (#76002014)	Corner of TX 100 and Garcia St. 26°04′39″N 97°12′27″W	Port Isabel	State Antiquities Landmark
31	Resaca de la Palma Battlefield	Resaca de la Palma Battlefield	April 11, 1986 (#66000813)	North of intersection of Paredes Line Rd and Price Rd. 25°56′15″N 97°29′10″W	Brownsville	Now a portion of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
32	Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot	Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot	November 17, 1978 (#78002903)	601 E Madison St. 25°54′27″N 97°29′57″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
33	Charles Stillman House	Charles Stillman House	November 19, 1979 (#79003448)	1305 E Washington St. 25°54′03″N 97°29′47″W	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Former listing

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	USS Cabot	USS Cabot	June 21, 1990 (#90000334)	August 7, 2001	Port of Brownsville 25°57′03″N 97°24′39″W	Brownsville	Previously berthed in New Orleans until 1999; scrapped in 2002

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Cameron County

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on August 14, 2020.
3. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
6. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.