Distinct from that of Weslaco, the combined city services facility stands out not only in Mercedes but also in the region as red-bricked rendition of an English country house. Its steeply pitched and stepped-gable parapet also recalls the architecture of the Low Countries.
Gerald Moorhead et al., "Mercedes City Hall and Fire Station", [Mercedes, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-MR19.
Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 300-300.
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