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Home of Chas. Stillman, ship owner, merchant, rancher, who came to Brazos Santiago in 1828 and in 1849-50 founded City of Brownsville in old Espiritu Santo Land Grant. Built about 1850 for his bride, Elizabeth Goodrich, of Connecticut. Has separate kitchen, cisterns, carriage house, patio typical of pre-Civil War architecture. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964
Stillman, Charles, Home of is a historical marker in Brownsville, Cameron County, dedicated in 1964. 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 25.9008, -97.4964 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stillman, Charles, Home of (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Stillman, Charles, House, San Roman Building, and Public Market and Town Hall.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061002530. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Stillman, Charles, Home of” names 2 distinct records in Cameron County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1964 in Brownsville. The others:
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