{"nrhp_refnum":"06000955","name":"Morris-Browne House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"204 E. Levee St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brownsville","county":"Cameron County","state":"TX","lat":25.90683854400004,"lon":-97.50587735399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-10-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half story wood-frame house at 204 E. Levee Street in Brownsville's West End, built in 1909 and designed and built by local architect Andrew Goldammer, with two accessory buildings on the lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent local example of the Queen Anne Free Classic style, with a porch wrapping three sides and remarkably intact, unpainted classical interior woodwork. It was built for lumber dealer Leroy K. Morris and later owned by Agnes Powers Browne. It also reflects the architectural shift that followed the 1904 arrival of the railway in Brownsville.","narrative":"Built in 1909 at the corner of Second and East Levee Streets in Brownsville's West End, this two-and-one-half story wood-frame house was designed and constructed by local architect and builder Andrew Goldammer for lumber dealer Leroy K. Morris. It combines Queen Anne features, such as multiple gables, bay windows and varied surfaces, with classical elements including Palladian windows and a porch that wraps three sides of the house. Inside, the unpainted woodwork, egg-and-dart moldings and tiled fireplaces remain largely original. A carriage house, converted to studio apartments in 1946, and a garage apartment stand at the rear of the property. Agnes Powers Browne bought the house in 1911. Changes to the porch and an enclosed sleeping porch were largely reversed in a rehabilitation completed by 2002, after the property had been abandoned for a time in the 1980s. The house is recognized for its architecture, as a distinguished local example of the Queen Anne Free Classic style.","period_of_significance":"1909-c.1950","architect_builder":"Goldammer, Andrew","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Bungalow/Craftsman (described in the text as Queen Anne Free Classic)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling, multiple dwelling and secondary structure. The property was abandoned for a period in the 1980s and rehabilitated between 1999 and 2002.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.481504-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/46/9714/40971446/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/06000955.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971446","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002646"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/cameron-county/morris-browne-house-06000955/"}