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One of 23 National Register listings published here for Hidalgo County · listed in 2002 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Teatro La Paz
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 514,516,518 Doherty, Mission, 78572
- When was it listed? August 2002
- Category. building
- Also known as. Mission, Hidalgo County MPS
- Census division. Mission
- Architectural style. Mission Revival architecture
- Architect. Juan Bautista Barbera
- National Register reference number. 02000908 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
301 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 301 fires within 5 miles of Teatro La Paz between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,014 acres in total. None started naturally. 63 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 118 |
| Debris and open burning | 103 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | LUNCH |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | BENTSEN PILE |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | DOVE |
| 5 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | TORTUGA |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Texas Refuge Complex | LA HOMA RD |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRYAN RD FIRE |
| 11 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | 1 1/2 MILE |
| 5 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 110 acres | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | EL MORILLO |
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Teatro La Paz: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madero | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Bleakley | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel |
Storms near this property
38 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mission, the town this property stands in, in 38 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Lightning | Mission | 1 killed, 2 hurt | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $90,000 | An NWS Storm Survey found roofing material still in plastic along with pull back of cinder block cladding near the intersection of S Bryan Road and W Frontage Road. A little ways east, a large billboard and pole fell onto vehicles. Pole was anchored into dirt, but sitting on high water from recent rains and uprooted. Lower wind speeds used based on poor anchoring and lack of surrounding damage. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Mission | $70,000 | An F1 Tornado touched down briefly at a baseball field. The twister blew aluminum bleachers that surrounded the baseball diamond into the pitcher's mound. It also damaged the roof of a nearby city law enforcement building. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $50,000 | Damage to mobile homes was reported by law enforcement in Mission. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Mission | $30,000 | An F1 tornado ripped through a neighborhood. The tornado peeled roofs and blew out a window ofa home. It also ripped up a newly built children play scape. The tornado also took carport panelsand blew them into the center and wrapped a large panel around a tree. A large 2 by 4 was embedded into the ground. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $20,000 | Broadcast media shared a picture of a few food trucks and trailers flipped over near the intersection of Bryan Road and Business 83 near Mission City Hall. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $20,000 | A member of the public shared pictures of the Burger King in Palmview with its windows blown out around the play area. It's located at the intersection of Frontage Road and La Homa Road. Timing estimated from radar. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Mission | $15,000 | The squall line that tore through the heart of populated Hidalgo County dropped very heavy rainfall in an hour or less, creating numerous reports of urban flooding with embedded, more dangerous flash flooding especially in poor drainage locations of Mission, McAllen, and Edinburg. Four inches fell at the McAllen Cooperative (water plant) location, 2.82 inches at McAllen/Miller Airport, and 2.95 inches just southeast of McAllen. In Mission, the Fire Department reported several roads throughout were under two to three feet of water. In McAllen, the City transportation department reported 7 to 9 automobiles stalled in floodwaters halfway up the doors at 10th and Pecan. A video submitted via Twitter showed the depth of the water, at least 2 feet in some places, on the sides of the road. Attendees of the Texas Hurricane Conference in McAllen reported significant high water along the Expressway 83 Frontage Road during the same time. ||In Edinburg, University Drive was blocked by high water just east of the courthouse due to high water, which threatened businesses but appeared to have remained outside of them. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $10,000 | Mission police department reported several car ports damaged or destroyed in the 800 block of East 21st Street in Mission. ASOS at KMFE, about 5 miles to the SE, reported peak wind gust of 39 knots during the thunderstorm. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds removed a roof from a mobile home and knocked down trees. |
| August 1998 | Lightning | Mission | $10,000 | Strike caused house fire. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $7,000 | Media reported damage to a corrugated metal building, near the intersection of Inspiration Road and Highway 83 in Mission. At approximately the same time, one large limb weighing at least 100 pounds was blown off a mesquite tree nearby. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $5,000 | Local law enforcement had several reports of trees and powerlines down in Mission. The peak wind gust at McAllen/Miller Airport was 43 knots (48 mph) at 1935 CST, but from the multiple data reports it is assumed that pockets of wind reached 50 knots or higher in portions of Mission. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $3,000 | Extensive tree damage. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $2,000 | A small business La Michoacana Paletria y Neveria had visible damage to the exterior wall and roofing. A submitted photo of the damage was later confirmed by the broadcast media and emergency management. Winds estimated from similar damage to poor to fair construction in past events in the Rio Grande Valley. Other minor damage occurred at Mission Fire Station 4, where the bottom of a garage was peeled back. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $1,000 | Emergency Management reported trees down in Mission, Texas near Solar and Francisco. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $1,000 | Public reported a tree blown over in the city of Mission. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Mission | $1,000 | Slow moving thunderstorms with torrential rains affected portions of south central Hidalgo County which had only recently been recovering from floodwaters associated with Hurricane Dolly. In Mission, two feet of water was reported flowing across Inspiration Road; the road had to be barricaded due to the flooding. In nearby San Juan, flood waters of unknown depth closed down Cesar Chavez Road between Sioux and Eldora; however, this situation was likely related to prior events. According to law enforcement, several colonias also dealt with some flooding issues, mainly west of Edinburg. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Mission | - | A member of the public reported hail up to golf balls (1.75) in and around the Mission area. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Mission | - | Public reported quarter (1.0) sized hail covering the yard with the largest stones estimated to be tennis ball (2.5) sized in the Mission area. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Weslaco Fire Marshal reported damage to four to five trees in his neighborhood in Mission. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Mission | - | Report received from the public, via the MPing app but confirmed with social media reports, of streets flooded with some vehicles stranded as well along Griffin Parkway north of the center of Mission. |
| June 2021 | Flood | Mission | - | The City of Mission's social media page shared multiple reports of street closures due to minor flooding, mainly in the southeast portion of the center of Mission near Keralum Avenue, which is east of Conway, south of 9th, and west of Bryan Road. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Mission | - | There were a couple of stalled vehicles reported on a roadway in Mission reported by the public. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Mission | - | Palmview Police Department reported golf ball size hail near the intersection of La Homa Road and U.S. Highway 83. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Mission | - | Mission Police Department reported quarter size hail throughout much of the city of Mission. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Mission | - | A trained spotter in Mission reported 1.5 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Public reported 60 mph wind gusts at Stewart and 21st in Mission. No damage was reported with the gusts. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind Gust measured in the City of Mission. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Mission | - | The public reported hail of approximately one inch in diameter continued falling as a severe thunderstorm raced through western Hidalgo County. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Mission | - | Golf ball size hail reported by a spotter in Mission. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Mission | - | Tornado was reported by local media in Mission near the intersection of Glasscock and F.M. road 495. No damage noted. |
| September 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Mission | - | Numerous reports of funnel clouds were received from trained spotters and the local media, primarily north of Mission and northwest of McAllen. |
| September 2002 | Flash Flood | Mission | - | Flash flooding of roads, homes, and businesses in Mission occurred as intense thunderstorms dropped heavy rain over the area. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Mission | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Mission | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Mission | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lomita Boulevard Commercial Historic District | under 500 feet | 1998 | |
 | Roosevelt School Auditorium and Classroom Addition | 0.2 miles | 2002 |
 | John Shary Building | 0.3 miles | 2002 |
 | Border Theater | 0.3 miles | 1998 |
 | Mission Canal Company Second Lift Pumphouse | 0.4 miles | 2002 |
 | Mission Citrus Growers Union Packing Shed | 0.6 miles | 2002 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000908 in Record Group 79. |
| Hidalgo County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.