Cass House - Cameron, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 30° 51.250 W 096° 58.637
14R E 693412 N 3415191
Lovely Late Victorian/Queen Anne-Eastlake style home on Travis Street in Cameron, TX was built in 1895.
Waymark Code: WMXD3N
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2017
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Texas Historic Site Atlas
It embodies the distinctive, highly-decorated aesthetic of the Victorian period, and exhibiting an exceptional level of craftsmanship.
The 1895 Cass House is among the best surviving examples of the embellished Queen Anne/Eastlake style in Texas. It illustrates a pattern of late 19th century domestic construction utilizing mass-marketed materials and house plans with elements of custom construction.
The 1895 Cass House is an ornate example of the Queen Anne and Eastlake styles in domestic architecture. The 2-story wood frame house is built on a modified rectangular plan with projecting wings and bays, and has an unusual configuration of overlapping gables at the roof. The focus of the design is a 2-story wraparound gallery with a highly embellished spindlework balustrade and frieze, and paneled walls.
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