Marker Inscription
Built in 1877 for Judge William H. Russell (1838-1882), this house was purchased by Virginian and Confederate veteran Joseph James Cocke (1841-1926) in 1885. The Cocke family continued to live in the home until the late 1940s. The eclectic Victorian house displays Italianate and Greek Revival influences in such features as its Classical proportion and massing and its bracketed porch supports. Its most distinguishing feature is a distinctive large pedimented dormer and door with transom. The 1975 restoration of this house spurred preservation efforts in the neighborhood. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-2000
About this site
Russell-Cocke House is a historical marker in Brownsville, Cameron County, dedicated in 2000. 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 25.9037, -97.5038 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brooks, Samuel Wallace, House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Alonso Complex, J.T. Canales, and Convent of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061012386. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
