Brownsville: Stillman House/Brownsville Heritage Complex
Brownsville: Stillman House/Brownsville Heritage Complex
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<p>Brick house with a covered front porch</p>
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<p>Portrait of Charles Stillman painted in the 1840s</p>
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<p>Photograph of Richard King with Mifflin Kennedy taken in the 1850s</p>
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<p>Levee along the Rio Grande with groups of people, two steamboats, and commercial buildings along the road</p>
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<p>Illustration of bales of cotton piled on a river shoreline, a line-pulled ferry traversing the river, and city buildings on the far shore. Caption reads The War in Texas – Brownsville, now occupied by the Army under Major General N.P. Banks, showing Santa</p>
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<p>Illustration of bales of cotton being loaded on to carts with a cotton gin in the background. Caption reads Our Mexican Frontier – cotton press at Piedras Negras, on the Rio Grande, the center of the rebel trade, circa 1863</p>
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Listen to the audio
The Stillman House complex retells the history of Brownsville founder Charles Stillman, the Stillman family’s life in South Texas, and the business relationship he shared as a rancher and merchant with Richard King and Mifflin Kennedy – three men who symbolized the incredible fortunes made in cattle ranching.
Stillman House/Brownsville Heritage Complex
- Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Admission: Adults, $5, Seniors, $4, Students, $2
- 1325 E. Washington St., Brownsville, TX
- 956-541-5560
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