Details for Porter Cottage
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507018450
Data
| Marker Number | 18450 |
| Atlas Number | 5507018450 |
| Marker Title | Porter Cottage |
| Index Entry | Porter Cottage |
| Address | 28 Poinsettia Place |
| City | Brownsville |
| County | Cameron |
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| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; vernacular [architectural term] |
| Marker Year | 2016 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" with post |
| Marker Text | In 1928, John R. Harris, Jr., and Mary Helen Harris purchased this lot and constructed a one-story, brick veneer manorial suburban cottage designed by architect R. Newell Waters. In 1930, land developer Reginald Porter bought the house, and eight years later conveyed the house to his son, Dean Porter (1903-1969), and his wife, Gladys Sams Porter (1910-1980). Dean and Gladys engaged in ranching and real estate development in the Olmito area. Gladys was also involved with the Nurses Aid Program for the American Red Cross and the Brownsville Junior Service League. The Gladys Porter Zoo was named in her honor. Humorist and writer Sam Huddleston and his wife, Dorothy, lived in the house from 1969-1997. |