The Cueto Building, also known as La Nueva Libertad, is a historic commercial building in Brownsville, Texas (Cameron County, Texas) at 1301 E. Madison Street. It was built in 1893 by Don Andres Cueto (1862–1927) for his mercantile business. He was a native of Spain. The building included a store, storerooms, carriage house, and domed brick bakery ovens. Architectural features include a corbelled brick cornice and parapet. It became a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1985. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cueto was born in Santander, Spain (Cantabria). A plaque commemorates the building's history.
See also List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Cameron-Duval) National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron County, Texas
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