French Second Empire (architectural style); houses, residential buildings
Marker Year
1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
507 Southeast Elizabeth Street, Brownsville
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
16" x 12" Plate & Medallion
Marker Text
French mansard house built 1893 for Louis and Amelia Kowalski by S.W. Brooks, designer of many public structures. Kowalski, a customhouse broker, was Cameron County treasurer, then district clerk for more than 40 years. Also prominent in the area were Jesse and Mary Dennett, who bought the house in 1926. Dennett's maternal grandfather came here 1846 in Mexican war; paternal grandfather came 1866 with U.S. Army of observation.
