National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), 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

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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

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Bay City USO Building (added 2006 - - #06000512)

Also known as Bay City Service Center

2105 Ave. M , Bay City

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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

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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

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Christ Episcopal Church (added 2012 - - #12000196)

206 Cypress St., Matagorda

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

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Hensley--Gusman House (added 2006 - - #06000927)

Also known as Gusman House

2120 Sixth St. , Bay City

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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:

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Hill, R.J., Building (added 2009 - - #09000840)

401 Commerce St. , Palacios

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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:

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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:

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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

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Luther Hotel (added 2010 - - #10000251)

Also known as Palacios Hotel, Bay View Hotel

408 S Bay Blvd , Palacios

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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:

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Matagorda Cemetery (added 2006 - - #06000511)

Jct. of TX 60 at Matagorda Cty Rds 259 and 260 , Matagorda

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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:

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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

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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:

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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

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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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