Fort Brown Area
Website/Info by Anthony McWilliams
& Ambrosio Villarreal
Fort Brown area as seen in the green section between Matamoros, MX left and Brownsville downtown top. The Rio Grande Rio is seen cutting from left to bottom right. Fort Texas location can be seen as the five star symbol.
Fort Texas (later renamed Fort Brown)
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Built: 1846
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Street: River Levee Rd (Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course Clubhouse)
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Floors: 1
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Arch./Bldr: Captain Joseph K. Mansfield, by the order from General [Zachary] Taylor
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Style: Star-shaped earthwork
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Condition: Poor, nearly gone
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Use: N/A
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Source:
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Comments: Deteriorating quickly
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Image Credit:
Texas Southmost College/UTRGV
Map - Texas Southmost College
Post Hospital (Gorgas Hall)
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Built: 1868
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Street: Texas Southmost College
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Map: Building #5
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Floors: 2
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Arch./Bldr: Samual W. Brooks
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Style: Mexican Creole/Border Brick
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Condition: Good
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Use:
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1868 to 1926 - Army hospital
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1926 to Present - Texas Southmost College
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Source:
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Link:
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Comments: Still has many of its original windows as characterized by their wavy surface due to many imperfections of window making during that time.
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Image Credit:
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Row 1: Texas Beyond History
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Row 2: Right - Texas Beyond History Left - Texas Southmost College
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Row 3: Left - Ambrosio Villarreal Postcard Collection
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Row 4: Anthony McWilliams (Lehmann)
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1916
1950s
1990s
2004
Post Chapel (Regiment House)
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Built: 1868
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Street: Texas Southmost College
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Map - Building #9
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Floors: 1
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Arch./Bldr:
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Style: Mexican Creole
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Condition: Good
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Use:
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1868 to 1948 -
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1948 to Present - Higher education
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Source: Texas Southmost College
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Link:
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Comments:
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Originally located along the Rio Grande river bank
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Was near the Gateway Int'l bridge
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Rebuilt at this location in 1992.
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Image Credit:
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Row 1: Anthony McWilliams (Lehmann)
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2004
Cavalry Building
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Built: 1868
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Street: Texas Southmost College
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Map: Building #28
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Floors: 1
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Arch./Bldr:
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Style: Mexican Creole
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Condition: Renovated
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Use:
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1868 to 1948 -
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1948 to Present -
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Source: Texas Southmost College
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Link:
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Comments:
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Image Credit:
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Row 1: Anthony McWilliams (Lehmann)
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2002
2002
Post Hospital Annex (Champion Hall)
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Built: 1868
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Street: Texas Southmost College
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Map: Building #4
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Floors: 2
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Arch./Bldr:
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Style: Mexican Creole
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Condition: Renovated
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Use:
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1868 to 1948 -
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1948 to Present -
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Source: Texas Southmost College
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Link:
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Comments:
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Image Credit:
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Row 1: Anthony McWilliams (Lehmann)
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2002
Post Morgue & Linen Storage (The Morgue)
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Built: 1868-72
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Street: Texas Southmost College campus
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Map: Building #6
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Floors: 1
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Arch./Bldr:
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Style:
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Condition: Renovated
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Use:
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1872 to ?: Morgue and lined storage
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? to present:
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Source:
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Comments:
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Two buildings were joined together in the 1930s.
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Image Citation:
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Row 1: Anthony McWilliams (Lehmann)
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2002
2002
Commissary Building
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Built: 1868-72
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Street: Texas Southmost College campus
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Map: Building #7
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Floors: 1
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Arch./Bldr:
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Style:
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Condition: Renovated
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Use:
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1872 to ?: Morgue and lined storage
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? to present:
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Source:
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Comments:
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Two buildings were joined together in the 1930s.
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Image Citation:
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Row 1: Map - Texas Southmost College, Ambrosio Villareal
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Row 2: Anthony McWilliams
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1910s
2002
2002
2004
Commissary Annex
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Built: 1868-72
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Street: Texas Southmost College campus
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Map: Building #8
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Floors: 1
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Arch./Bldr:
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Style:
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Condition: Renovated
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Use:
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1872 to ?: Morgue and lined storage
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? to present:
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Source:
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Comments:
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Two buildings were joined together in the 1930s.
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Image Citation:
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Row 1: Map - Texas Southmost College
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Row 2: Map - Anthony McWilliams
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2004
