Manautou House

Historical marker location:

5 E. Elizabeth St., Brownsville, Texas

( S. East Elizabeth Street, Brownsville (at Ralim Blvd.).)

Marker installed: 1983

Enrique Manautou (1885-1962) had this residence built for his family in 1925 by Brownsville architect Edward Guy Holliday (1891-1961). A native of Mexico, Manautou became one of the city's most prominent retail merchants and civic leaders. Manautou's family continued to reside in the house after his death. The Brownsville landmark features a hipped tile roof with broad eaves and is a rare Texas example of the Prairie School style of architecture.

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