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This structure, with its molded cornice, is a good example of the large brick residences erected in Brownsville in the late 19th Century. It was built in 1894 for Mary Josephine Glaevecke Browne, widow of Cameron County Sheriff Matthew L. ("Theo") Browne. The architect was Samuel W. Brooks (1829-1903), who designed many public and private buildings in this area. Martha Landrum (Mrs. Robert E.) Wagner, descendant of two pioneer families, bought the house in 1920.
Browne-Wagner House is a historical marker in Brownsville, Cameron County, dedicated in 1978. 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 25.9061, -97.5061 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Morris-Browne House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include J.T. Canales, Celaya, Augustine, House, and Kowalski-Dennett Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061000536. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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