R. F. and Minta Pool House - Cameron, TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The home's first owner occupants were R. F. and Minta Pool. Pool was a prominent area businessman who owned a large textile manufacturing business. The house is an excellent local example of the Queen Anne style of architecture. The features most recognized are the complex structure of its steeply hipped roof pattern, the full octagonal corner tower, the cross gables on front and west side, and its wrap around veranda that further accentuates the asymmetry of the primary facade. Subtler, but just as important, is the integrity of the ornamental design on the doors, the use of different textured materials on the exterior walls, and the diversity of the size of windows. Taking advantage of manufactured detailing and based upon popular pattern books of the time, the house is an embodiment of this particular type and period of construction. The house's extraordinary integrity is due in part to the Cameron craftsmen's high degree of skill. The house was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) in 2002.

Street address: 901 E. 8th Street Cameron, TX USA County / Borough / Parish: Milam County Year listed: 2014 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture Periods of significance: 1902 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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