Details for San Roman Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5061004553
Data
Marker Number | 4553 |
Atlas Number | 5061004553 |
Marker Title | San Roman Building |
Index Entry | San Roman Building |
Address | 1245 E. Elizabeth Street |
City | Brownsville |
County | Cameron |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 650552 |
UTM Northing | 2865480 |
Subject Codes | Spanish immigrants/immigration; commercial buildings |
Marker Year | 1966 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 1245 E. Elizabeth Street, Brownsville. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 14" x 9" Plate & Medallion |
Marker Text | Erected 1850 for Don Jose San Roman, native of Biscay, Spain--importer, steamboat owner, merchant, investor in city lots. He and successor, Feliciano San Roman, backed the Rio Grande Railroad. Fulgencio Lopez was last of San Romans in charge here. |