National Register of Historic Places

Old Brulay Plantation

Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
Listed
October 9, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001961

About this property

The Old Brulay Plantation was a Southern plantation with a historic mansion founded in c. 1870 and located in Brownsville, Texas. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 10, 1975. The Old Brulay Plantation was established circa 1870, by George Paul Brulay (1839–1905). George Paul Brulay had immigrated from France to Matamoros, Mexico and then to Brownsville, Texas. He bought up 400 acres of land located near the Rio Grande, most of which at the time was full of brush plants. It was initially experimented with different crops on the land; first it was a cotton plantation, followed by a sugar plantation. Brulay had built a sugar mill on the property circa 1876. Because this plantation was established after the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the plantation did not own black slaves. When tariffs on Cuban sugar were removed c. 1910, the plantation closed down. Brulay's sons worked the farm until it was sold in 1924. It was acquired by immigrants from Japan prior to World War I. The plantation was purchased by the Nye family in 1931. By 2016, it still belonged to the same family. National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron County, Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Cameron County

Location

Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
25.85452, -97.40026

Categories

INDUSTRYAGRICULTUREHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALARCHITECTURE
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When was Old Brulay Plantation listed on the National Register?

Old Brulay Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Old Brulay Plantation?

Old Brulay Plantation is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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