Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot

Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot (HMP5Z)

Location: Brownsville, TX 78520 Cameron County
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Country: United States of America
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N 25° 54.45', W 97° 29.576'

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Historic Brownsville Museum

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Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
Official Historical Medallion, Texas Historical Commission

This depot was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1928 as part of its extension into the Rio Grande Valley. A fine example of Spanish colonial revival architecture, the depot features a tile roof, arcades, curvilinear parapets, and other ornamentation common to that style. The structure was used as a passenger depot until 1952. It now serves as a reminder of the railroad's impact on the development of Brownsville and the lower Rio Grande Valley.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985
Entered in the National Register of Historic Places, 1978

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Brownsville Heritage Trail
El Museo Hist?rico de Brownsville
So. Pacific Depot

Esta estaci?n de ferrocarril es una de cuatro que fueron construidas en esta parte de la frontera por el disenador Leonard B. McCoy. El estilo que fue usado en las cuatro estaciones es renacimento colonial espa?ol. Era un estilo muy popular en el peri?do de 1920. La extensi?n de las lineas de ferrocarril al valle en la primera parte del siglo fue un desarollo muy importante.
Funding provided by Historic Brownsville Museum Association
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HM NumberHMP5Z
Series This marker is part of the Southern Pacific Railroad series
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Year Placed1978
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission and Historic Brownsville Museum Assoc
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 9:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 650952 N 2866307
Decimal Degrees25.90750000, -97.49293333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 25° 54.45', W 97° 29.576'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds25° 54' 27.00" N, 97° 29' 34.56" W
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Area Code(s)956
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1000-1048 E Tyler St, Brownsville TX 78520, US
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