| Marker Number |
1128 |
| Atlas Number |
5061001128 |
| Marker Title |
Cueto Building (La Nueva Libertad) |
| Index Entry |
Cueto Building (La Nueva Libertad) |
| Address |
1301 E. Madison St. |
| City |
Brownsville |
| County |
Cameron |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
650808 |
| UTM Northing |
2865782 |
| Subject Codes |
Spanish immigrants/immigration; commercial buildings; markets, merchantiles |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
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| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
16" x 12" Plate & Medallion |
| Marker Text |
A fine example of late Nineteenth Century South Texas commercial architecture, this building was constructed in 1893 to house the expanding grocery and mercantile, retail and wholesale business of Don Andres Cueto (1862-1927), a native of Spain. "La Nueva Libertad," as the business was known, included a retail store, storerooms, a carriage house, and domed brick bakery ovens. Prominent features of the building include its corbelled brick cornice and parapet. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985 |
