- City:
- Laredo, TX
- Site Type:
- Federal Facilities, Border Inspection Stations
- New Deal Agencies:
- Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations
- Completed:
- 1943
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station in Laredo, Texas was built in 1943 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. The facility was in Spanish Colonial Revival style. The facility has been replaced, and Living New Deal believes the New Deal structure has been demolished.
Source notes
NRHP Multiple Property Nomination form: U.S. Border Inspection Stations https://www.gsa.gov/portal/mediaId/122346/fileName/64501205.action (pg. 44)Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 16, 2017.
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William Baron
This border station, located at the end of the Convent Avenue Bridge (known locally as Bridge #1), is still in operation. It is a Spanish Colonial Revival structure with red clay tile roof, The building is obscured by a large covered inspection canopy.