It is centered on the Brownsville Female College complex built in 1852.

[3] The district also contains Oakwood Cemetery, where many of Brownsville's early settlers and prominent citizens are interred.

[4] The original district follows an irregular pattern along West College, West Main, West Margin, Key Corner Streets, and on North Grand, North McLemore and Russell Avenues and on Williamsburg Lane.

[5] The extension was listed on the National Register consistent with guidelines established in a 2014 study of historic resources in Brownsville.

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