Mission Citrus Growers Union Packing Shed

Mission Citrus Growers Union Packing Shed
Location 824 W. Business TX 83, Mission, Texas
Area 4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built 1944
MPS Mission, Hidalgo County MPS
NRHP Reference # 02000911[1]
Added to NRHP August 30, 2002

The Mission Citrus Growers Union Packing Shed in Mission, Texas, also known as Edinburg Citrus Association and as Growers Select Produce Packing Shed, is a historic packing house. It was built in 1944. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

It was "organized and promoted" by John H. Shary, a grower and developer who first came to the area in 1911.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Anne Malanka and Terri Myers (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic and Architectural Resources of Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas" (PDF). National Park Service.


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