Roma Historic District
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roma-historic-district-309-8270272
title:
Roma Historic District
text:
The Roma Historic District in Roma, Texas preserves an intact example of a border town in the lower Rio Grande valley. The town was an important port and transshipment point on the Rio Grande from 1829 to the 1880s. The architecture of Roma mirrors its sister city of Ciudad Mier on the Mexican side of the river, as well as Guerrero Viejo upriver. Roma is notable for its buildings of river sandstone, caliche limestone and molded brick, using rejoneado and sillar masonry techniques. Both methods e
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic district in Texas, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Historic_District
date created:
date modified:
2023-08-09T04:46:48Z
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fields total:
13
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15