National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), Hidalgo County

Hidalgo County Texas has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include El Sal Del Rey Archeological District and Old Hidalgo Courthouse and Buildings, Border Theater, Casa de Palmas and Cine El Rey.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Sepinpacam dating back to 1499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Hidalgo County historic places including Sam Miller, John Shary and Florencio Saenz.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hidalgo County places including Juan Rios, E.B. Gore, Nossier Lumber Company, Jack Langley, William J. Moore, Walsh, J.E., and Company, Newell Waters, George Holliday, Robert Driver and Martin Hansen. Prominent architectural styles found in Hidalgo Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Moderne and Italianate.

Border Theater (added 1998 - - #98001124)

905 North Conway Blvd. , Mission

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Theater

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Casa de Palmas (added 2003 - - #03000276)

101 N. Main St. , McAllen

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

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Cine El Rey (added 2002 - - #02000402)

311 S. 17th St. , McAllen

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Texas Consolidated Theaters, Crawford, W.E.

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Hispanic, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Theater

More Information:

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Cortez Hotel (added 2004 - - #04001397)

260 S. Texas Ave. , Weslaco

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Professional, Restaurant

More Information:

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El Sal Del Rey Archeological District (added 1979 - - #79002977)

Also known as El Sal del Rey,La Purificacion

Address Restricted , Linn

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Law, Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Sepinpacam

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

La Lomita Historic District (added 1975 - - #75002165)

5 mi. S of Mission on FM 1016 , Mission

Onleal91, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Transportation, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church School, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure

More Information:

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Lomita Boulevard Commercial Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001184)

Also known as South Conway Commercial Historic District

400 to 700 Blocks S. Conway Blvd. , Mission

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Hispanic

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

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Louisiana--Rio Grande Canal Company Irrigation System (added 1995 - - #95001284)

Also known as Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2

S. 2nd St. at River Levee , Hidalgo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Driver, Robert, Gore, E.B.

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Engineering, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Irrigation Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Irrigation Facility

More Information:

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M and J Nelson Building (added 2008 - - #08000962)

Also known as J.C. Penney

300-308 S. 14th St. , McAllen

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Morris R. Nelson and Jack Nelson, Gillette and Bell

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Department Store

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McAllen Ranch (added 2007 - - #07000337)

Also known as Santa Anita, Rancho San Juanito

FM 1017, 13 mi. W of TX 281 , Linn

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hansen, Martin

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Miller, Sam and Marjorie, House (added 1997 - - #97000780)

Also known as Miller Mansion

707 N. 15th St. , McAllen

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Langley,Jack, Biggers,Harry

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Historic Person:

Miller,Sam

Significant Year:

1937

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Mission Canal Company Second Lift Pumphouse (added 2002 - - #02000910)

Also known as United Irrigation Company Second Lift Pumphouse

6th St. and Canal , Mission

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Irrigation Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Mission Citrus Growers Union Packing Shed (added 2002 - - #02000911)

Also known as Edinburg Citrus Association, Growers Select Produce packing Shed

824 W. Business TX 83 , Mission

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nossier Lumber Company, Nossier, Edwin

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Agriculture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Processing

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Processing

More Information:

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Oblate Park Historic district (added 2005 - - #05001459)

Roughly bounded by Doherty, Keralum, W. 16th St. and W 10th St. , Mission

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

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Old Hidalgo Courthouse and Buildings (added 1980 - - #80004136)

Flora and 1st Sts. , Hidalgo

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rios,Juan

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Old Hidalgo School (added 1979 - - #79002976)

Also known as Teacherage

Flora and 4th Sts. , Hidalgo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Meeting Hall, School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Rancho Toluca (added 1983 - - #83004513)

Also known as Toluca Ranch

FM 1015 , Progreso

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Saenz,Florencio

Significant Year:

1903, 1880, 1899

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Education, Agriculture, Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Roosevelt School Auditorium and Classroom Addition (added 2002 - - #02000909)

407 E. 3rd St. , Mission

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Hispanic

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

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Shary, John, Building (added 2002 - - #02000907)

Also known as Mission City Hall

900 Doherty , Mission

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, Harvey P., Walsh, J.E.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Historic Person:

Shary, John

Significant Year:

1945, 1939

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

More Information:

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Teatro La Paz (added 2002 - - #02000908)

Also known as El Cine Rio; Rio Theatre, Cafe Rio; Joe's Meat Market

514,516,518 Doherty , Mission

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Barbera, Juan Bautista

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Hispanic

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Specialty Store, Specialty Store, Theater, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

More Information:

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Valley Fruit Company (added 2011 - - #11000897)

724 N. Cage Blvd., Pharr

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

More Information:

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