McWhirter, George and Martha, House - Belton, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 03.607 W 097° 27.818
14R E 646586 N 3437278
The McWhirter House was built in the late 1860s or early 1870s for Major General George McWhirter and his wife Martha. The house represents one of the best preserved early examples of the Second Empire style in Texas.
Waymark Code: WM13NKK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2021
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NRHP Registration Form"The McWhirter House is a 1 and 1/2-story limestone structure with a central front portico and a mansard roof in the Second Empire style. The house faces east on a large lot in a residential neighborhood a few blocks northwest of the courthouse square. The sloping lot is dotted with large deciduous trees and surrounded by a wooden picket fence.
The McWhirter House is constructed of rough ashlar limestone with more finely finished limestone lintels over the doors and windows. The house consists of a rectangular main block with a l-story wing on the rear making a T-plan. The front facade is dominated by a large wooden portico supported by plain rectangular columns with arched
spandrels. The portico is capped by a plain balustrade. The mansard roof is clad in wood shingles and has three gabled dormer windows. The rear wing is covered with a standing seam metal roof. On the north and south ends of the main block the roof is pierced by corbeled limestone chimneys. Windows are 6/6 double-hung wooden sash with limestone sills. The lower windows are flanked by operable shutters. The structure is in very good condition with minimal exterior alterations."
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