Author: Cheryl MacLennan
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 145561484X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Nestled near the Big Cypress Bayou, this small East Texas town still maintains its heritage and charm. Through stunning photography, Cheryl MacLennan captures the architectural details of 25 historic homes in Jefferson, including the Sedberry House and the Freeman Plantation, which were built between 1850 and 1880. She also covers such historic buildings as the Haywood House Hotel and Jefferson Carnegie Library. A section on interiors reveals the beauty within select establishments, showcasing their splendor.
Author: David Kent Brown
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Author: Ann Ruff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780884153320
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Author: University of Houston. Center for Historic Architecture
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Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Author: Mitchel Whitington
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738585327
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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Jefferson, Texas, began as a simple ferry crossing on the Big Cypress Bayou. By 1841, Allen Urquhart had realized the potential for a town at this spot and purchased 640 acres. Daniel Alley bought the adjacent tract, and the city of Jefferson was born. The town flourished as a steamship port during the 1800s and became the second-largest city in Texas. Steamboats from as far south as New Orleans would dock in Jefferson, unloading travelers and freight before taking on new cargo and starting on the return trip. When the water levels in the bayou eventually fell, Jefferson was no longer accessible by steamship, and the population began to dwindle. Many saw this as the end of the city. However, the 1960s brought a rebirth to the town, and today Jefferson shares its rich history with travelers from across the nation.
Author: Jefferson Historical Society Jefferson, Tex
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623497949
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Many of the historic houses in and around the town of Victoria, Texas, were built between 1875 and 1910 by immigrant owners. From 1973 to 1975, with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Rick Gardner traveled throughout the region, taking photographs of these historic homes. Gardner relied on his own instincts and guidance from knowledgeable locals as to where he should aim his lens. This book is an appreciative glimpse at what these vernacular houses looked like a century after their construction. Gardner has teamed up with Victoria historian and preservationist Gary Dunnam to present these rich images along with brief historical sketches of the houses and, where possible, the persons who occupied them when they were newly constructed. The result is an understated and elegant suggestion of what life may have been like for the merchants, bankers, agriculturalists, and others who built and lived in these homes during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Designed to appeal to those with a love for old houses and especially for the preservation of historic structures, All the Houses Were Painted White offers its readers a stately appreciation of these homes and their place in the South Texas landscape. It is also a tribute to the architects, owners, and anonymous craftspeople who built the houses—to their vision, skill, ingenuity, imagination, creativity, and endurance.
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Languages : en
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Author: David Kent Brown
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Arch McKay
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ISBN: 9781258457037
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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