Editing Laredo, Texas (section)

===Churches and architecture===

{{Main|List of buildings in Laredo, Texas}}

[[File:San Agustin Cathedral.JPG|thumb|upright|San Agustin Cathedral]]

[[File:Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Laredo, TX IMG 1856.JPG|thumb|Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church]]

[[File:Renovated St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Laredo, TX IMG 7354.JPG|thumb|Renovated St. Patrick's Catholic Church is on Del Mar Boulevard across from the Laredo Fire Department]]

[[File:First United Methodist Church of Laredo, TX revised photo IMG 2005.JPG|thumb|The First [[United Methodist]] Church near the intersection of McClelland and Guadalupe; the [[cornerstone]] from the 1916 building on Hidalgo Street downtown was moved to the current location in 1949.]]

Most of Laredo's architecture is of [[Spanish architecture|Spanish Colonial]], [[Architecture of the United States|American]], and Mexican flavor. Most of Laredo's Spanish Colonial-style buildings are in downtown Laredo. More modern American architecture can be seen along Interstate Highway 35, as well as in the downtown area<ref>{{cite web |last=ROBINSON |first=WILLARD B. |title=CHURCH ARCHITECTURE |date=June 12, 2010 |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/cgc02 |website=Tshaonline.org|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref>

Our Lady of Guadalupe is an imposing structure in [[Romanesque Revival]] Lombard (North Italian) style. It was designed by [[Leo M. J. Dielmann]] of San Antonio, a popular architect of Catholic buildings, and built for a Mexican-American and Hispanic congregation in the inner city, at San Jorge Avenue and Callaghan St. Dielmann was commissioned by church authorities to design churches for similar congregations in Houston and San Antonio. He also did the San Agustin parish school, and may have had a hand in the San Agustin church, itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/drtsa/00011/drt-00011.html|title=A Guide to the Leo M. J. Dielmann Papers, Drawings, and Photographs, 1847–1961|website=Lib.utexas.edu|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref>

Both the First United Methodist Church, in 1949, and the Christ Church Episcopal, were designed by [[Henry Steinbomer]], a popular and prolific San Antonio architect who is credited with more than 100 churches and related buildings during the 1940s and 50s, from the Lower Rio Grande Valley mostly in South and West Texas, from the Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Angelo to Union Church in [[Monterrey, Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web |title=STEINBOMER, HENRY JOHN|last=KENDALL |first=DOROTHY STEINBOMER |date=June 15, 2010 |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fst92 |website=Tshaonline.org|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref>

Other Laredo churches include [[Baptist]], [[Presbyterian Church of America|Presbyterian]], [[Lutheran]], [[Assembly of God]], [[Mormon]], and nondenominational congregations.

====National Register of Historic Places sites====

*[[Barrio Azteca Historic District]] 
*[[Fort McIntosh, Texas|Fort McIntosh]] 
*[[San Agustin de Laredo Historic District]] 
*Hamilton Hotel, architects Atlee B. Ayers and Robert Ayers, the tallest building in Laredo
*[[Laredo United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House|U.S. Post Office, Court House, and Custom House]]
*[[Webb County Courthouse (Texas)|Webb County Courthouse]], finished 1909 to designs in the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] style by renowned architect [[Alfred Giles (architect)|Alfred Giles]]

====List of the tallest buildings====

[[File:Former Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, TX IMG 1766.JPG|thumb|The former Hamilton Hotel, the tallest building in Laredo]]
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! Rank<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/city/102906/laredo-tx-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929160041/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/?id=102906|url-status=usurped|title=Laredo &#124; Buildings &#124; EMPORIS|archive-date=September 29, 2007|website=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>
 ! Building Name !! Height!! Floors
!Year Built
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|01 ||[[List of buildings in Laredo, Texas#Hamilton Hotel|Hamilton Hotel]] ||150&nbsp;ft (46 m)||12 ||1923
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|02||[[San Agustin Cathedral]] ||141&nbsp;ft (43 m) ||N/A ||1872
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|03 ||[[List of buildings in Laredo, Texas#Rio Grande Plaza|Rio Grande Plaza]] ||– ||15 ||1975
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|04 ||[[List of buildings in Laredo, Texas#Holiday Inn Civic Center|Holiday Inn Laredo]] ||– ||14 ||1984
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|05 ||[[List of buildings in Laredo, Texas#700 San Bernardo Avenue|Laredo National Bank]] ||– ||10 ||1926
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|06 ||[[List of buildings in Laredo, Texas#Senior Citizens Home|Senior Citizens Home]] ||– ||8 ||–
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|07 ||[[List of buildings in Laredo, Texas#Laredo Medical Center|Laredo Medical Center]] ||– ||7 ||1999
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|08 ||[[List of buildings in Laredo, Texas#Gateway Inn|Gateway Inn]] ||– ||6 ||–
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|09 ||[[List of buildings in Laredo, Texas#Rialto Hotel|Rialto Hotel]] ||– ||6 ||1925
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|10 ||[[List of buildings in Laredo, Texas#Walker Plaza|Walker Plaza]] ||– ||5 ||1995
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