Leyendecker-Benavides Home -- San Augustin de Laredo Historic District -- Laredo TX
N 27° 30.148 W 099° 30.398
14R E 449959 N 3042192
The Leyendecker-Benavides Home is on the US National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building to the San Augustin de Laredo Historic District in downtown Laredo TX.
Waymark Code: WMPFT6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2015
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The Leyendecker-Benavides Home in Laredo TX is on the US National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building to the San Augustin de Laredo Historic District in downtown Laredo TX.
From the Texas Historical Commission Atlas: (
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"4.1 San Agustin Historic District
Receiving national designation in 1973 and local designation in 1974, San Agustin de Laredo Historic District is the oldest section of Laredo, founded by Tom~s Sanchez in 1755. . . .
Several houses built by leading ranching families and prominent citizens remain on the plaza:
Cayetano de la Garza Residence (no. 33), the Leyendecker-Benavides Home (no. 4), and the Casa Vidaurri (no. 5) make up the west side of the San Agustin Plaza. All of these buildings reflect the Spanish colonial vernacular building style prevalent throughout the south Texas area. Even though these buildings were built after the Civil War they nonetheless retain much of the early architectural feeling of the colonial period."