The Warren and Myrta Bacon House, 1802 Broadway,
Lubbock, Texas, United States, was designed and built from plans by W. M. Rice of
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo ( ; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall County ...
, in 1916. It was designed along
neo-classical lines for Warren A. Bacon, a successful local businessman and civic leader. The house was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1982.
Owners
*Warren Bacon lived in Lubbock from 1893 and resided in this house from its construction until his death in 1938.
*Mrs. Myrta Bacon, daughter of George M. Hunt, lived in here from its construction until her death in 1967.
*In 1981, the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas acquired the house and remains the present owner.
The Warren and Myrta Bacon House
Location: 1802 Broadway
Lubbock, TX
Year of construction: 1916
Date added: July 15, 1982
It was designed and/or built by
William M. Rice.
The
Colonial Revival
The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.
The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...
-style house was listed on the National Register for its architecture.
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See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Lubbock County, Texas
* Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Lubbock County
References
External links
Houses in Lubbock County, Texas
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
National Register of Historic Places in Lubbock, Texas
Buildings and structures completed in 1916
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
Colonial Revival architecture in Texas
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