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Harlingen preservation council hears urgent repairs and funding shortfall for Carlogine Hospital, a Texas historic landmark
Summary
Museum manager Angie Anderson told the Harlingen Historic Preservation Council the Carlogine Hospital faces significant structural deterioration; estimated repairs top $100,000, the Rio Grande Valley Museum Association has $20,000 earmarked, and the council discussed applying for state preservation grants and seeking THC guidance.
At the Historic Preservation Council’s inaugural meeting on April 23, museum manager Angie Anderson urged the council to act quickly to stabilize and rehabilitate the Carlogine Hospital, a building recorded as a Texas historic landmark.
Anderson said the structure dates to 1916 and later housed one of the city's earliest hospitals; it was recorded as a Texas landmark in 1980 and was moved to the Arlington Arts and Heritage Museum in the early 1980s. She described extensive deterioration: large holes in the roof, leaning exterior sidewalls, wallboards shifting, and…
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