Cavazos House
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PeterNoG
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This Texas Historical Marker is mounted on the Cavazos House at 608 East Adams Street in Brownsville, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMK96V
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2014
Views: 2
Marker Title: Cavazos House
Address: 608 E. Adams St.
City: Brownsville
County: Cameron
Subject Codes: Mexican immigrants/immigration; houses, residential buildings; Victorian (architectural term); women, women's history topics
Year Marker Erected: 1984
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location: 608 E. Adams St
Marker Size: 16" x 12" Plate & Medallion
Marker Number: 768
Marker Text:
Fannie Seward Cavazos (1844-1928) moved from Ohio during the Civil War to Bagdad, Mexico. She came to Brownsville in 1870 with her husband, Wenceslao Cavazos. After his death in 1882 Fannie began a successful Mexican-style lace drawnwork business. She helped establish the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Brownsville. This home, built in 1905 for Fannie Cavazos by her daughters, is a good example of a Late Victorian cottage and features decorative woodwork.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1984
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