Mission Citrus Growers Union Packing Shed

824 W. Business TX 83, Mission, Texas. County/parish: Hidalgo.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 30, 2002. NRIS 02000911.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Edinburg Citrus Association
  • Growers Select Produce packing Shed

From Wikipedia:

Mission Citrus Growers Union Packing Shed

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.

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969589

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