Barreda House

This house was designed by architect Ben Clark and built in 1928-1929 for the firm of Barnes and Kenny for the family of Celestino Pardo Barreda (1858-1953). A 2-story buff brick Spanish Colonial Revival style house, it features twisted cast stone columns, iron balcony railings, a Mission parapet, and a sunroom with arched wood casement windows. Barreda, a native of Spain who came to Texas in 1872, owned a mercantile business and became an influential area commercial leader involved in banking and agriculture. The house has remained in the Barreda Family for more than 60 years.

Barreda House is a historical marker in Brownsville, Cameron County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 194 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 25.9052, -97.5014 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sacred Heart Catholic Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kowalski-Dennett Home, Celaya--Creager House, and Cisneros House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061000308. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.