Details for Barreda House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5061000308
Data
| Marker Number | 308 |
| Atlas Number | 5061000308 |
| Marker Title | Barreda House |
| Index Entry | Barreda House |
| Address | 642 E. Washington Street |
| City | Brownsville |
| County | Cameron |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 650145 |
| UTM Northing | 2866036 |
| Subject Codes | agriculture, general; houses, residential buildings; Business topics, general; design and construction; Spanish Colonial Revival (Architectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 642 E. Washington Street, Brownsville. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | This house was designed by architect Ben Clark and built in 1928-1929 for the firm of Barnes and Kenny for the family of Celestino Pardo Barreda (1858-1953). A 2-story buff brick Spanish Colonial Revival style house, it features twisted cast stone columns, iron balcony railings, a Mission parapet, and a sunroom with arched wood casement windows. Barreda, a native of Spain who came to Texas in 1872, owned a mercantile business and became an influential area commercial leader involved in banking and agriculture. The house has remained in the Barreda Family for more than 60 years. |