The Pickering House, at 403 N. Glass in
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 censu ...
, was built c.1850s. In about 1911 it was remodelled to a
Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
design by architect
Jules Leffland
Julius Carl "Jules" Leffland (September 9, 1854 – October 21, 1924) was a Danish-born architect known for his work in Victoria, Texas, and throughout South Texas. He was active in South Texas from approximately 1886 until the 1910s. Many of h ...
.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1986 for its architecture. The listing included four
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 ...
.
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The house has an asymmetrical plan and a two-story porch across its front. The original house was built for sea captain A. F. Higgs, entrepreneur of the Texas Continental Meat Co., possibly in the 1850s. Joe M. Pickering, a businessman and co-founder of the Anchor Lumber Co., bought the house in 1908.][ (accessible by searching withi]
National Archives Catalog
It was listed on the NRHP as part of a study which listed numerous historic resources in the Victoria area.
See also
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
Neoclassical architecture in Texas
Houses completed in 1855
Houses in Victoria, Texas
National Register of Historic Places in Victoria, Texas
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