Historical Marker
San Roman Building
Historical marker location:
1245 E. Elizabeth Street, Brownsville, Texas
( 1245 E. Elizabeth Street, Brownsville.)
Marker installed: 1966
Erected 1850 for Don Jose San Roman, native of Biscay, Spain--importer, steamboat owner, merchant, investor in city lots. He and successor, Feliciano San Roman, backed the Rio Grande Railroad. Fulgencio Lopez was last of San Romans in charge here.