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French mansard house built 1893 for Louis and Amelia Kowalski by S.W. Brooks, designer of many public structures. Kowalski, a customhouse broker, was Cameron County treasurer, then district clerk for more than 40 years. Also prominent in the area were Jesse and Mary Dennett, who bought the house in 1926. Dennett's maternal grandfather came here 1846 in Mexican war; paternal grandfather came 1866 with U.S. Army of observation.
Kowalski-Dennett Home is a historical marker in Brownsville, Cameron County, dedicated in 1966. 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 25.9058, -97.5030 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Celaya--Creager House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Barreda House, and J.T. Canales.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061002976. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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