The Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House at 242 N. Chilton St. in
Goliad, Texas
Goliad ( ) is a city in Goliad County, Texas, United States. It is known for the 1836 Goliad massacre during the Texas Revolution. It had a population of 1,620 at the 2020 census. Founded on the San Antonio River, it is the county seat of Gol ...
, United States, was built in 1902. It was a work of architect
Jules Leffland and of building contractor
Bailey Mills
Bailey Mills was a building contractor firm in Victoria, Texas, USA. It was first known as Bailey Brothers Planing Mill. The firm was founded in 1888 by brothers Samuel M. Bailey and Ira P. Bailey, both originally from Michigan. It operated un ...
. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The listing included two
contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
and two
contributing structures
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
.
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It is a two-and-a-half-story Queen Anne style house. It was expanded by a kitchen/bathroom addition in 1925. A carriage house is an additional contributing building on the property, and it has a cistern on its rear porch and an underground storm shelter.
A tornado on May 18, 1902, killed 114 people, ten percent of Goliad's population, and injured 225, and destroyed housing including the home of Dr. Chilton and family. The daughter was actually lifted up in the vortex of the tornado but survived. Dr. Chilton opened a temporary hospital and morgue in the courthouse.][
The house's construction was begun in June 1902 and it was completed in September 1902. The house stayed in the Chilton family until 1997.][ (accessible by searching withi]
National Archives Catalog
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Goliad County, Texas
* Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Goliad County
References
External links
Houses completed in 1902
Houses in Goliad County, Texas
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
Queen Anne architecture in Texas
National Register of Historic Places in Goliad County, Texas
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