San Agustin de Laredo Historic District


San Agustin de Laredo Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
San Agustin de Laredo Historic District was named after the San Agustin Cathedral
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Location	Downtown Laredo
Nearest city	Laredo, Texas
Coordinates	27°30′12″N 99°30′20″W / 27.50333°N 99.50556°W / 27.50333; -99.50556Coordinates: 27°30′12″N 99°30′20″W / 27.50333°N 99.50556°W / 27.50333; -99.50556
Area	300 acres (1.2 km²)
Built	1755
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Mission, Spanish Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	73001983
Added to NRHP	1973

The St. Agustine Parochial School existed at the San Agustin Historical District in front of the San Agustin Plaza from 1927-1976. The structure, adjacent to San Agustin Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic educational center.

The San Agustin de Laredo Historic District is a historical district that covers what was once the original city of Laredo, Texas that was established by Don Tomás Sánchez. Today, the district is located in Downtown Laredo. The San Agustin District is home to San Agustin Cathedral (which the district's named after) and to the Republic of the Rio Grande Capitol. Most of the district's streets are made from bricks. Most of the buildings in the district reflect Spanish and Mexican influences and are made from masonry. The district is considered the last example of Spanish Colonization of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The San Agustin de Laredo Historic District is registered in the National Register of Historic Places since 1973. Its historic significance is Architecture and Engineering. Its architectural style is Mission, Spanish Revival, and Greek Revival.^[1]^[2]

Gallery of San Agustin Historic District

Typical Hacienda in the late 1700s in Laredo, now La Posada Hotel
Typical home in the late 1700s, later the Republic of the Rio Grande Capitol building, now a museum
The Laredo National Bank Headquarters is located on the eastern boundary of the historical district

Map of the San Agustin Historical District in 1892

References

City of Laredo

Attractions
and Sports

Business

History

Geography

Education

Media

Newspapers	English Laredo Morning Times LareDOS Zapata Times Spanish El Diario de Nuevo Laredo El Mañana Primera Hora Última Hora

Television	XEFE Televisa local 2.1 KGNS NBC–HD 8.1 KGNS-DT2 ABC–HD 8.2 KGNS-DT3 Telemundo 8.3 XHBR Canal de las Estrellas–HD 11.1 KYLX CBS–HD 13.1 KYLX-LD2 CW 13.2 KLMV BVB 15.1 KLMV-LD2 Infomercials 15.2 KLMV-LD3 Vida Vision 15.3 XHLNA Azteca 13–HD 21.1 XHLNA-TDT2 Proyecto 40–HD 21.2 KLDO Univision–HD 27.1 KLDO-DT2 LATV 27.2 KETF UniMás 31.1 XHLAT Azteca 7–HD 33.1 KXOF-CD Fox–HD 39.1 KXOF-CD2 MundoMax 39.2 XHNAT Multimedios 45.1 XHNAT-TDT2 Milenio TV–HD 45.2 XHNAT-TDT3 TeleRitmo 45.3 XHLAR Televisa Nuevo Laredo–HD 57.1

Radio	AM 790 XEFE 890 KVOZ 960 XEK 1000 XENLT 1090 XEWL 1300 KLAR 1340 XEBK 1370 XEGNK 1410 XEAS 1490 KLNT 1550 XENU FM 88.1 KHOY 88.9 XHLDO 89.9 KBNL 91.3 XHNOE 92.7 KJBZ 94.1 XHTLN 94.9 KQUR 95.7 XHBK 97.1 XHNLO 98.1 KRRG 99.3 XHNK 101.5 XHAS 102.3 XHMW 103.3 XHAHU 104.9 XHNLR 106.1 KNEX 106.5 La Tremenda 107.3 XHGTS

Transportation

International bridges	Gateway to the Americas International Bridge Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge World Trade International Bridge Colombia – Solidarity International Bridge

Highways	I-35 I-35 Bus. I-69W Proposed I-2 US 59 US 83 SH 255 SH 359 Loop 20 Spur 260 Spur 400 FM 1472 FM 3338

Transit	El Metro Transit El Aguila

Airport	Laredo International Airport

Neighborhoods

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