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Texas - Matagorda County
Matagorda County Texas has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Matagorda County places including Jonathan E. Pierce, Birdsall P. Briscoe, US Army Corps of Engineers, J.G. Bontrager, Alamo Lumber Co., Henry Hensley, O.J. Howard, Thomas and Son Bate, Jr. Joseph W. Northrop and Jules Leffland. Prominent architectural styles found in Matagorda Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival.

Bay City Post Office (added 2009 - - #09000307)
Also known as Matagorda County Museum
2100 Ave. F , Bay City
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore, James, Lovell, W.B.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Bay City USO Building (added 2006 - - #06000512)
Also known as Bay City Service Center
2105 Ave. M , Bay City
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
Blessing Masonic Lodge No. 411 (added 2011 - - #10001222)
619 Ave. B/FM 616, Blessing
Jim Evans, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
Christ Episcopal Church (added 2012 - - #12000196)
206 Cypress St., Matagorda
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
More Information:
Hensley--Gusman House (added 2006 - - #06000927)
Also known as Gusman House
2120 Sixth St. , Bay City
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Alamo Lumber Co., Hensley, Henry
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hill, R.J., Building (added 2009 - - #09000840)
401 Commerce St. , Palacios
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bontrager, J.G.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Holman, Judge William Shields, House (added 2011 - - #10001223)
2504 Ave. K, Bay City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
More Information:
Hotel Blessing (added 1979 - - #79002993)
Ave. B , Blessing
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pierce,Jonathan E.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Organizational
More Information:
Luther Hotel (added 2010 - - #10000251)
Also known as Palacios Hotel, Bay View Hotel
408 S Bay Blvd , Palacios
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Howard, O.J., Leffland, Jules C.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Matagorda Cemetery (added 2006 - - #06000511)
Jct. of TX 60 at Matagorda Cty Rds 259 and 260 , Matagorda
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
Matagorda County Monument (added 2018 - - #100002351)
1700 7th Street, Bay City
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Art, Social History
Period of Significance:
1937-1937 AD
Price-Farwell House (added 2009 - - #09000841)
308 S. Bay Blvd. , Palacios
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Leffland, Jules
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
South Side Residential Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000496)
Roughly bounded by Ave. F, 2nd St., Ave. G, Ave. K, 4th St., Ave J, 5th St., 4th St. , Bay City
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Northrop, Jr. Joseph W., Briscoe, Birdsall P.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object
More Information:
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