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Benavides-Herrera House

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c. 1879; c. 1900 additions. 802 Grant St.
  • (Photograph by Gerald Moorhead )

The house reveals the arrival of the Border Brick style to Laredo. The original sandstone building was later superimposed with a molded brick cornice with partial pilasters. Other c. 1900 additions converted the structure into an L-plan dwelling, including a gabled kitchen wing. The house was a wedding gift for Natividad Herrera, who married a Benavides and also served in the Confederate Army, as did most male members of Laredo's colonial elite.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

San Agustín Catholic Cathedral
Casa Reyes Ortíz
Republic of the Rio Grande Museum (Bártolo García House)
San Agustín Plaza
Commercial Building (Laredo National Bank)

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Benavides-Herrera House", [Laredo, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-LA6.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 270-270.

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