National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron County, Texas

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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron County, 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 35 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 February 28, 2025.^[2]

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Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register[4]	Image	Date listed[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Baxter Building		March 6, 2019 (#100003420)	106 S. A St. 26°11′33″N 97°41′49″W / 26.192451°N 97.696836°W / 26.192451; -97.696836 (Baxter Building)	Harlingen
2	Brazos Santiago Depot	Upload image	July 14, 1971 (#71000923)	Address restricted[6]	Port Isabel
3	Samuel Wallace Brooks House		November 22, 1988 (#88002530)	623 E St. Charles St. 25°54′14″N 97°30′12″W / 25.90375°N 97.503472°W / 25.90375; -97.503472 (Samuel Wallace Brooks House)	Brownsville
4	Brown-Wagner House	More images	August 29, 1977 (#77001430)	245 E St. Charles St. 25°54′23″N 97°30′22″W / 25.90625°N 97.506042°W / 25.90625; -97.506042 (Brown-Wagner House)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
5	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 / 25.909514°N 97.5°W / 25.909514; -97.5 (Brownsville City Cemetery and Hebrew Cemetery)	Brownsville
6	Brownsville City Hall and Market House		September 30, 2019 (#100004474)	1150 Market Square 25°54′08″N 97°29′51″W / 25.902356°N 97.497521°W / 25.902356; -97.497521 (Brownsville City Hall and Market House)	Brownsville
7	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 / 25.902504°N 97.506088°W / 25.902504; -97.506088 (Brownsville Freight Depot and Warehouse District)	Brownsville
8	Old Brulay Plantation	Upload image	October 10, 1975 (#75001961)	East of Brownsville off of TX 4 25°51′16″N 97°24′01″W / 25.854531°N 97.400289°W / 25.854531; -97.400289 (Old Brulay Plantation)	Brownsville	Also known as the Nye Plantation[7]
9	Cameron County Courthouse	More images	September 27, 1980 (#80004084)	1150 E Madison St. 25°54′15″N 97°29′43″W / 25.904167°N 97.495347°W / 25.904167; -97.495347 (Cameron County Courthouse)	Brownsville	State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
10	Old Cameron County Jail	More images	January 24, 1995 (#94001594)	1201 E Van Buren 25°54′19″N 97°29′34″W / 25.905278°N 97.492847°W / 25.905278; -97.492847 (Old Cameron County Jail)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
11	Augustine Celaya House		April 11, 1986 (#86000726)	504 E St. Francis St. 25°54′13″N 97°30′19″W / 25.903681°N 97.505347°W / 25.903681; -97.505347 (Augustine Celaya House)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
12	Celaya-Creager House		May 5, 1988 (#88000523)	441 E Washington St. 25°54′25″N 97°30′09″W / 25.906806°N 97.5025°W / 25.906806; -97.5025 (Celaya-Creager House)	Brownsville
13	Central Brownsville Historic District	Upload image	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 / 25.9029°N 97.4975°W / 25.9029; -97.4975 (Central Brownsville Historic District)	Brownsville
14	Lillian and George K. Aziz Essey House	Upload image	September 8, 2021 (#100006889)	1205 West Elizabeth St. 25°55′03″N 97°30′57″W / 25.9175°N 97.5157°W / 25.9175; -97.5157 (Lillian and George K. Aziz Essey House)	Brownsville
15	Fernandez and Laiseca Building	Upload image	May 11, 2018 (#100002433)	1142-1154 Madison St. 25°54′13″N 97°29′44″W / 25.903539°N 97.495647°W / 25.903539; -97.495647 (Fernandez and Laiseca Building)	Brownsville
16	Miguel Fernandez Hide Yard		October 1, 1990 (#90001485)	1101-1121 E Adams St. 25°54′11″N 97°29′51″W / 25.902947°N 97.497414°W / 25.902947; -97.497414 (Miguel Fernandez Hide Yard)	Brownsville	also known as El Aleman
17	Fort Brown	More images	October 15, 1966 (#66000811)	S edge of Brownsville off of International Blvd. 25°53′50″N 97°29′26″W / 25.897222°N 97.490556°W / 25.897222; -97.490556 (Fort Brown)	Brownsville
18	M.E. and Estela Cueto Garcia House		June 5, 2017 (#100001038)	155 Calle Anacua 25°55′01″N 97°30′11″W / 25.916861°N 97.503116°W / 25.916861; -97.503116 (M.E. and Estela Cueto Garcia House)	Brownsville
19	Garcia Pasture Site	Upload image	February 23, 1972 (#72001355)	Address restricted[6]	Port Isabel
20	The Gem		June 28, 1991 (#91000852)	400 E 13th St. 25°54′00″N 97°29′52″W / 25.89989°N 97.49768°W / 25.89989; -97.49768 (The Gem)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
21	Cieta Friedman and Harry W. Hollowell House	Upload image	March 25, 2019 (#100003533)	622 E. Saint Charles St. 25°54′13″N 97°30′14″W / 25.903495°N 97.503767°W / 25.903495; -97.503767 (Cieta Friedman and Harry W. Hollowell House)	Brownsville
22	Hicks-Gregg House		July 1, 2009 (#09000486)	1249 W. Washington 25°55′06″N 97°30′56″W / 25.918375°N 97.515536°W / 25.918375; -97.515536 (Hicks-Gregg House)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
23	Immaculate Conception Church	More images	March 26, 1980 (#80004085)	1218 E Jefferson St. 25°54′09″N 97°29′45″W / 25.9025°N 97.495972°W / 25.9025; -97.495972 (Immaculate Conception Church)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
24	La Madrilena	More images	November 17, 1988 (#88002384)	1002 E Madison 25°54′17″N 97°29′49″W / 25.904722°N 97.496806°W / 25.904722; -97.496806 (La Madrilena)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
25	Manautou House		July 14, 1983 (#83003130)	5 E Elizabeth St. 25°54′33″N 97°30′23″W / 25.909236°N 97.506458°W / 25.909236; -97.506458 (Manautou House)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
26	McNair House		November 24, 2015 (#15000836)	39 Sunset Drive 25°55′08″N 97°29′52″W / 25.918960°N 97.497848°W / 25.918960; -97.497848 (McNair House)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
27	Morris-Browne House		October 25, 2006 (#06000955)	204 E Levee St. 25°54′25″N 97°30′22″W / 25.90695°N 97.506111°W / 25.90695; -97.506111 (Morris-Browne House)	Brownsville
28	La Nueva Libertad	More images	April 11, 1986 (#84001628)	1301 E Madison 25°54′10″N 97°29′40″W / 25.902778°N 97.494375°W / 25.902778; -97.494375 (La Nueva Libertad)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; also known as the Cueto Building
29	Palmito Ranch Battlefield	More images	October 15, 1996 (#93000266)	Between TX 4 and the Rio Grande, 12 mi. E of Brownsville 25°56′48″N 97°17′07″W / 25.946667°N 97.285278°W / 25.946667; -97.285278 (Palmito Ranch Battlefield)	Brownsville
30	Palmville	Upload image	October 20, 2021 (#100007077)	1400 North Reagan St. 26°08′29″N 97°37′18″W / 26.1415°N 97.6216°W / 26.1415; -97.6216 (Palmville)	San Benito
31	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	More images	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 / 26.017886°N 97.480617°W / 26.017886; -97.480617 (Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park)	Brownsville
32	Point Isabel Lighthouse	More images	April 30, 1976 (#76002014)	Corner of TX 100 and Garcia St. 26°04′39″N 97°12′27″W / 26.077633°N 97.207583°W / 26.077633; -97.207583 (Point Isabel Lighthouse)	Port Isabel	State Antiquities Landmark
33	Resaca de la Palma Battlefield	More images	April 11, 1986 (#66000813)	North of intersection of Paredes Line Rd and Price Rd. 25°56′15″N 97°29′10″W / 25.9375°N 97.486111°W / 25.9375; -97.486111 (Resaca de la Palma Battlefield)	Brownsville	Now a portion of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
34	Rio Grande Valley Gas Company Building	Upload image	August 8, 2022 (#100007983)	355 West Elizabeth St. 25°54′42″N 97°30′35″W / 25.911679°N 97.509743°W / 25.911679; -97.509743 (Rio Grande Valley Gas Company Building)	Brownsville
35	Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot	More images	November 17, 1978 (#78002903)	601 E Madison St. 25°54′27″N 97°29′57″W / 25.9075°N 97.499236°W / 25.9075; -97.499236 (Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
36	Charles Stillman House	More images	November 19, 1979 (#79003448)	1305 E Washington St. 25°54′03″N 97°29′47″W / 25.900833°N 97.496319°W / 25.900833; -97.496319 (Charles Stillman House)	Brownsville	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Former listing

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	USS Cabot	More images	June 21, 1990 (#90000334)	August 7, 2001	Port of Brownsville 25°57′03″N 97°24′39″W / 25.950835°N 97.410844°W / 25.950835; -97.410844 (USS Cabot)	Brownsville	Previously berthed in New Orleans until 1999; scrapped in 2002

See also

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• 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 Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved February 28, 2025.
3. ^ ^{a b} Numbers represent an alphabetical 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. ^ ^{a b} 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.
7. ^ http://www.advancedmastergardener.org/Section106/Brulay%20Plantation%20Historical%20Study/Brulay.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}