houses, residential buildings; English immigrants/immigration
Marker Year
1964
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
UTRGV campus, Brownsville Art League and Museum, Neale Dr., W side N of Ringgold Rd.
Private Property
Marker Condition
Marker Size
14" x 9" Plate & Medallion
Marker Text
Southern Colonial house of Wm. Neale, Englishman who was in Navy of Mexico in early 1820's, operated Matamoros to Boca Del Rio Stage Line, and lived here 1834 to 1896. Built of imported lumber. Of fine workmanship. During 1859 Cortina's War, Wm. Peter Neale, a son of the builder, was killed in right front room. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964