National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), Chambers County

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Texas - Chambers County

Chambers County Texas has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Archeological Site 41 CH 110, Chambers County Courthouse, Chambersea, Fort Anahuac and Orcoquisac Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Spanish dating back to 1750.

The famous person Gen. Thomas Jefferson Chambers is associated with one of more of the Chambers County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Chambers County places including Republic of Mexico, Robert E. McKee, Gen. Thomas Jefferson Chambers and Corneil G. Curtis. Prominent architectural styles found in Chambers Country are Greek Revival and Moderne.

Archeological Site 41 CH 110 (added 1971 - - #71000924)

Address Restricted , Cove

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Spanish

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Chambers County Courthouse (added 2008 - - #08000339)

404 Washington St. , Anahuac

Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Curtis, Corneil G., McKee, Robert E.

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

archives document

Chambersea (added 1979 - - #79002925)

Also known as General Thomas Jefferson Chambers House

Washington and Cummings Sts , Anahuac

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Historic Significance:

Person, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chambers,Gen. Thomas Jefferson

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Chambers,Gen. Thomas Jefferson

Significant Year:

1845

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal, Community Planning And Development

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

archives document

Fort Anahuac (added 1981 - - #81000626)

Also known as 41 CH 226

TX 564 , Anahuac

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

Mexican,Military, American,Military

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

archives document

Old Wallisville Town Site (added 1982 - - #82004495)

Also known as Wallisville 41CH237-241,and 41CH243

Address Restricted , Wallisville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Settlement, American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Orcoquisac Archeological District (added 1971 - - #71000925)

Address Restricted , Wallisville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Agriculture, Religion

Cultural Affiliation:

Spanish

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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