Mitte Cultural District in Brownsville in Cameron County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
El Globo Nuevo
Photographed by James Hulse, April 19, 2023
1. El Globo Nuevo Marker
El Globo Nuevo is a complex consisting of a one-story border brick style storehouse built in 1897 and operated until 1920 by Mexican immigrants Adolfo Garza-Galvan (1856-1923) and his elder brother, Manuel (1847-1926), and a free-standing folk Victorian cottage known as the Garza House built circa 1894. El Globo Nuevo is an early example of Mexican vernacular planning, a primarily one-room-deep sequence of rooms arranged in an L-plan configuration, paired with separate living quarters. The storehouse is plaster-faced brick with a hipped-roof attic above the building's corner bays. The cottage, while also made with plaster-faced brick, has jerkin-headed gabled roofs. Garza and his wife, Virginia Larrea-Valdez de Garza (1873-1952), lived in the house until her death in 1952, upon which the property passed to her sister, Eloise Larrea Barreda. The property has since stayed in the Barreda family.
Erected 2017 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 18829.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Hispanic Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
Location. 25° 54.078′ N, 97° 29.586′ W. Marker is in Brownsville
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Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cross Building (a few steps from this marker); M.H. Cross Building (a few steps from this marker); Webb-Martinez House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lusena House (about 600 feet away); La Nueva Libertad/Cueto Building (about 700 feet away); Cueto Building (about 700 feet away); Dedicated to the Memory of William Crawford Gorgas (about 800 feet away); Fort Brown Memorial Center (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.
Photographed by James Hulse, April 19, 2023
2. El Globo Nuevo Marker
The marker is located on the left side.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
