Cavazos House

Historical marker location:

608 E. Adams St., Brownsville, Texas

( 608 E. Adams St.)

Marker installed: 1984

Fannie Seward Cavazos (1844-1928) moved from Ohio during the Civil War to Bagdad, Mexico. She came to Brownsville in 1870 with her husband, Wenceslao Cavazos. After his death in 1882 Fannie began a successful Mexican-style lace drawnwork business. She helped establish the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Brownsville. This home, built in 1905 for Fannie Cavazos by her daughters, is a good example of a Late Victorian cottage and features decorative woodwork.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1984.

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