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A descendant of the 18th Century Rio Grande settler Blas de la Garza Falcon, Tomas Tijerina (1860-1932) moved to this site in 1904. His original frame house was moved to the back of the lot in 1912 when the present brick home was built. Tijerina, a deputy sheriff for many years, designed the residence and his neighbor Teodoro Perez served as general carpenter. The exterior brick walls are supported by brick buttresses for protection from hurricane winds.
Tijerina House is a historical marker in Brownsville, Cameron County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 194 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 25.9081, -97.5027 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cisneros House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Celaya--Creager House, Hebrew Cemetery, and Brownsville City Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061005491. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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