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| Landmark #17316 | Cameron County | Visited: September 2, 2018 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The site of a historic department store in Brownsville! |
| What makes it historical? | THE PLAQUE SAYS: Enrique Manautou came to Texas from Mexico in 1902. With area commerce bolstered by the arrival of the railroad and Mexican Revolution refugees, he began a string of dry goods stores in the lower Rio Grande Valley in 1913. Manautou moved to Brownsville in the early 1920s with his wife, Irene G. Manautou. In 1928, he opened the E. Manautou Department Store in the historic Market Square district. Page Brothers, architects of Austin, designed the two-story, Chicago-style building of brick, cut stone, prism glass clerestory, and plate glass display windows. Manautou was a prominent citizen and the first Mexican-American to be president of the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| How do I find it? | Listed Directions: Northeast corner of 12th and Washington Street Brownsville, TX 78520 Annotations: From Austin: ~351mi (565km) — 5.9hrs |
| When should I go? | The building is made up of general retail and office space, so hours will vary! |
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