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Proctor House (Victoria, Texas)
The Proctor House at 507 N. Glass in Victoria, Texas was built in approximately 1900. It was designed by Jules Leffland and was built in 1900. The listing included two contributing buildings. It is an "understated Neoclassical Revival styled dwelling" designed by architect Jules Leffland for the Venable Bland Proctor family. Venable Proctor was a lawyer in the law firm of Proctor, Vandenberge, Grain and Mitchell for many years. A two-story frame carriage house with a cupola is a second contributing building on the property. (accessible by searching withiNational Archives Catalog) It was listed on the NRHP as part of a study which listed numerous historic resources in the Victoria area. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Victoria County, Texas *List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Trinity-Zavala)#Victoria County, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Victoria County References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, Texas
Victoria is a small city in South Texas and county seat of Victoria County, Texas. The population was 65,534 as of the 2020 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 as of the 2000 census. Its elevation is . Victoria is located 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Victoria is a two-hour drive from Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. Victoria is named for General Guadalupe Victoria, who became the first president of independent Mexico. Victoria is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas. History The city of Guadalupe Victoria was founded in 1824 by Martín De León, a Mexican empresario, in honor of Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of the Republic of Mexico. Victoria was initially part of De León's Colony, which had been founded that same year. By 1834, the town had a population of approximately 300. During the Texas Revolution, Guadalupe Victoria contributed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
