Historic Districts
Texas - Houston County
Houston County Texas has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Mary Allen Seminary for Colored Girls, Administration Building and Westerman Mound, Downes-Aldrich House, Houston County Courthouse and Monroe-Crook House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Native American dating back to 0.

The famous person Armstead Albert Aldrich is associated with one of more of the Houston County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Houston County places including unknown and Blum E Hester. Prominent architectural styles found in Houston Country are Greek Revival, Late Gothic Revival and Late Victorian.

Downes-Aldrich House (added 1978 - - #78002957)
206 N. 7th St. , Crockett
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Aldrich,Armstead Albert
Significant Year:
1893, 1945
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
First United Methodist Church (added 2011 - - #11000133)
701 E Goliad Ave, Crockett
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
Houston County Courthouse (added 2010 - - #10000248)
401 E Houston Ave , Crockett
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hester, Blum E
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
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:
Mary Allen Seminary for Colored Girls, Administration Building (added 1983 - - #83004514)
803 N. 4th St. , Crockett
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Institutional Housing, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Monroe-Crook House (added 1971 - - #71000940)
707 E. Houston St. , Crockett
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Westerman Mound (added 1971 - - #71000941)
Address Restricted , Kennard
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
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