| Marker Number |
32 |
| Atlas Number |
5061000032 |
| Marker Title |
1923 Point Isabel Coast Guard Building |
| Index Entry |
Point Isabel Coast Guard Building, 1923 |
| Address |
Wallace L. Reed Road |
| City |
Port Isabel |
| County |
Cameron |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
683668 |
| UTM Northing |
2885235 |
| Subject Codes |
water topics; military topics; design and construction |
| Marker Year |
1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Isla Blanca Park at Wallace Reed Road, S. Padre Island. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The federal government has operated a coastal installation at Point Isabel since 1852. This structure is the third permanent building erected here, one of a line of nine stations established along the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to the Texas-Mexico border. Originally consisting of a main floor, attic, and lookout tower, all elevated off the ground on wood and concrete pilings, the structure served as barracks and headquarters for the U.S. Coast Guard unit that patrolled the coastline and conducted sea rescues. (1988) |
