| Marker Number |
1969 |
| Atlas Number |
5061001969 |
| Marker Title |
Fort Brown Commissary/Guardhouse |
| Index Entry |
Fort Brown Commissary/Guardhouse |
| Address |
|
| City |
Brownsville |
| County |
Cameron |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
651149 |
| UTM Northing |
2865308 |
| Subject Codes |
forts; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1992 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Fort Brown - Grounds of TX Southwest College, Gorgias Street, Brownsville. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
16" x 12" Plate & Medallion |
| Marker Text |
Constructed in 1905 to serve as a food storage facility, this building was abandoned one year later when Fort Brown was closed. Upon reactivation of the post during Mexican border disturbances, the building served as a guardhouse and jail. Among those quartered here were political refugees following the Battle of Matamoros on June 4, 1913. The structure features a loading dock and a shed roof with gabled dormer over the entrance. |
