Cape House - San Marcos, TX
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vhasler
N 29° 52.983 W 097° 56.666
14R E 601929 N 3306294
Late Victorian style home was built in 1898 for John Matthew Cape, owner of several local cotton gins. It is now the Alpha Delta Pi sorority chapter house at Texas State University.
Waymark Code: WMK6ZE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2014
Views: 3
Per the NRHP application, John Matthew Cape had his frame house of two stories plus attic built in a pleasing balance of asymmetry (a typical Victorian floor plan) and symmetry (a porch that sheaths three sides of the house and disguises its variety). Local craftsman Horace Leffingwell and his sons performed the work. Such a home was only proper for the prominent family. John Cape had walked from New York to Texas when only 15 years old. In 1880, he inherited all the property of a local miller he had befriended and assisted in his business, thus assuring his wealth and success. Cape was San Marcos' first postmaster and major cotton ginner.
The home is now a sorority house for the Alpha Delta Pi chapter at Texas State Univesity. It appears to be maintained in excellent condition.
Street address:
316 W. Hopkins Street
San Marcos, TX USA
78666
County / Borough / Parish: Hays County
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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