Brownsville: Stillman House/Brownsville Heritage Complex

Brick house with a covered front porch

Stillman House Museum

Portrait of Charles Stillman painted in the 1840s

Charles Stillman, ca. 1840s (Brownsville History Association)

Photograph of Richard King with Mifflin Kennedy taken in the 1850s

Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy, ca. 1850s (King Ranch Archives)

Levee along the Rio Grande with groups of people, two steamboats, and commercial buildings along the road

Levee St., Brownsville, 1860s. (DeGolyer Library, SMU)

Illustration of bales of cotton piled on a river shoreline, a line-pulled ferry traversing the river, and city buildings on the far shore. Caption reads The War in Texas – Brownsville, now occupied by the Army under Major General N.P. Banks, showing Santa

The Civil War in Brownsville, 1863 (Library of Congress)

Illustration of bales of cotton being loaded on to carts with a cotton gin in the background. Caption reads Our Mexican Frontier – cotton press at Piedras Negras, on the Rio Grande, the center of the rebel trade, circa 1863

The Civil War in Brownsville, 1863 (Library of Congress)

The Stillman House complex retells the history of Brownsville founder Charles Stillman, the Stillman family’s life in South Texas, and the business relationship he shared as a rancher and merchant with Richard King and Mifflin Kennedy – three men who symbolized the incredible fortunes made in cattle ranching.

Stillman House/Brownsville Heritage Complex

  • Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Admission: Adults, $5, Seniors, $4, Students, $2
  • 1325 E. Washington St., Brownsville, TX
  • 956-541-5560
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