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County Historical Commission
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TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Commissioners:
Jon T. Hansen, Chair
David A. Gravelle, Vice Chair
Diane D. Bumpas, SecretaryThomas E. Alexander
Earl Broussard Jr.
Donna D. Carter
A. Mario Castillo
Leslie "Kirk" Courson
John W. Crain
Lisa A. HembrySteven L. Highlander
Sarita A. Hixon
Sheri S. Krause
Gilbert E. Peterson
Thomas R. Phillips
Nancy M. Steves
Marcus W. WatsonFormer Cameron CHC Chair Lawrence Lof (left) with his crew in front of the Kraigher House.
Commissioner Emeritus: T. R. Fehrenbach
Executive Director: Mark Wolfe
Medallion Staff:
Heather McBride Director of Marketing
Barbara Putrino Editor
Andy Rhodes Managing Editor
Judy Jensen Senior Graphic Designer
Gina Milligan Graphic Designer
ISSN 0890-7595
Vol. 48, No. 5-6
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Our Mission
To protect and preserve
the state's historic and prehistoric
resources for the use, education,
enjoyment, and economic benefit
of present and future generations.The recipient of the First Lady's Texas
Treasures Award has traditionally
fostered strong ties with its local
County Historical Commission
(CHC). This year's winner, the City of
Brownsville (see article on page 6), is
no exception.
The Cameron CHC has received
the Texas Historical Commission's
(THC) Distinguished Service Award
for the last eight years and, along
with local preservation partners,
has invested time and money to
save the real places that make the
area unique. These projects use
national preservation standards
for rehabilitation (repairing historic
material rather than replacing, using
construction details specific to
the resource, etc.) to revitalize the
historic fabric of Cameron County.
An impressive aspect of this
preservation partnership is the
resulting technical education. One
successful local initiative, the Historic
Rehabilitation Program, promotes
preservation and restoration
construction training as part ofthe curriculum at the University
of Texas at Brownsville/Texas
Southmost College.
The program, which connects
university students to the community
through practice and service, is a
result of the experience of former
Cameron CHC Chair Lawrence Lof,
now the director of the Historic
Rehabilitation Program. Students
enrolled in this program receive
hands-on experience in construction
and in historic preservation.
Students make a substantial
contribution to their community
while learning skills that in many
areas are unavailable. Additionally,
they work on the county's significant
cultural and historic resources,
including the Alonso Complex, the
Cueto Building, and the Fort Brown
Cavalry Building and Commander's
House. Most notably, students
worked on the Kraigher House,
built in 1937 by famous Vienna
architect Richard Neutra, known for
introducing the International Style to
American architecture.TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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