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This walking tour is approximately 0.9 miles in length and takes approximately 30 minutes to walk. Along this route we will introduce you to 21 homes, a carriage houses and a church, all constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Follow the route above with the descriptions below to see and learn about these wonderful homes!
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This property was originally purchased in 1870 as a site for the courthouse square. At the time this was the geographic center of Calvert. The courthouse was built elsewhere and this home was built in 1885. The home boasts 4 functional fireplaces. Between 1900 and 1910 the backyard was the site of an open air theater.
This house was built in 1892. This house is especially interesting in that it has 13 foot ceilings and retains ornate interior trim. The majority of the wood to build this house is cypress shipped in from Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The wrap around porches feature Eastlake embellishments, fine shingle work, spindle work, frieze, and balustrade.
This Eastlake style cottage was constructed in 1897. The home's outstanding features include fishscale shingling, a wide veranda with intricate gingerbread ornamentation, and interior woodwork detailing. Representative of Calvert at the turn of the century. This is a third Calvert example (modified) from the George F. Barber New Modern Dwellings catalog of 1896, plan 7-B.
One of the oldest homes in Calvert, this home was built in the 1860s. In 1898, the current home was built incorporating the original 1860s home. A careful eye can spot the original home today. This home has been beautifully restored, inside and out, and is a great example of one of several popular styles in Calvert in the late 1800s.
Organized June 6, 1870, by Bishop Gregg (namesake of Gregg Street), the first Episcopalian Bishop of Texas. Oldest church edifice erected in Calvert that has not been moved or modified and has been used continuously since the Parish was founded. Fine wood scrollwork and lancet windows compliment the American Gothic architecture. This building is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967.
This home was originally built as a one story cottage in 1873. The 2nd owner was a cotton buyer who had telegraph lines installed so he could stay informed of cotton prices. The 3rd owner added a 2nd story by lifting the existing building and constructing a new first floor underneath.
The deed records for the first owner of this home in 1885 indicates a purchase price of $1500. The house was abandoned in 1980. Purchased in 1997, the current owners have completely restored the home, including removing four apartment units and room additions, returning the home to it original 1885 appearance.
This home was built ca. 1870 by a lumber yard and saw mill owner in Calvert. He traveled to Louisiana and hand selected the cypress lumber for the home. The rear upper story and dormers were added after World War 2 utilizing lumber from the old German Prisoner of War Camp, 7 miles away, in Hearne, Texas. The staircase is from the old Calvert Grand Hotel.
One of Calvert's earliest houses, Greek revival in style. Built about 1871 by George F. Randolph, a local merchant, said to have been kin to U. S. President Thomas Jefferson. Randolph and his bride, Lucy Garrett, lived here until he died in 1873 during a yellow fever epidemic. The widow married (1878) Scott Field, a rising statesman who in 1887-91 was a United States Congressman. The house remained in the Field family until 1941. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970
This home was constructed by L. H. Parish and his wife Mattie in 1897. This is an example of the Design No. 27, Plan No. 1 from the George F. Barber Cottage Souvenir 4th Edition. Note the ornate trim, unusual windows and turrets. This home will be the site of filming in 2025 of the movie "The Witch of Eastwick".
In 1892 a wealthy merchant, cotton buyer, and banker L. H. Parish and his wife Mattie bought this property. Soon they erected this carriage house with ornate Victorian styling to match their home. The first floor was designed to house the bay horses, elegant carriages and also a tack and feed room. The driver's living quarters were on the second floor. This is a George F. Barber designed carriage house, one of 3 in Calvert.
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This house, built in 1896, is well preserved, as it retains the original tile on the fireplaces and the original stained glass in the windows of prominent rooms downstairs. The intermediate landing on the handmade staircase contains a place for the home's first telephone.
A coal industry businessman built this home in 1897. As a testament to his profession he build 7 coal burning fireplaces in the home. Atop the roof is a hipped roof with lower cross gables. Once inside, visitors will find a window seat at the lower landing and a built-in china cabinet with a window like door that lifts into a wall pocket. The architect signed his name on one of the rafters during construction.
The original portion of this home was moved to this location in 1900. The original owner enlarged the house in 1901 in a "dog trot" form and added a square belvedere over the main entry to creae an updraft to help circulate air and keep the interior cool.
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This home was built in 1893 and each room on the north and west sides have a small porch. The 2nd owner remodeled the home in 1899 into a modified Colonial style. The owner, John H. Drennan, moved part of the home in 1900 to 508 East Texas Street for his daughter, Lucy Drennan Glass.
The Planters & Merchants lumber company built this house in 1900 for the company's owner, John Anderson, for approximately $1,500. Multiple types of decorative siding are featured on this home. Like many homes in Calvert, this home retains the original "wavy" glass windows. The plans for this home can be found in the George F. Barber New Modern Dwellings catalog.
The rear portion of this home was an 1880s cottage moved from its original location on the Gibson Gin property and enlarged to form the house you see today. The expansion occurred between 1904 and 906 using cypress shipped from Louisiana. This home combines Colonial and Victorian styles.
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This home was originally built in 1878 as a Gothic style structure. A tornado, spawned by the 1900 Galveston hurricane severely damaged the home. The house was then remodeled into a Neoclassical (Colonial Revival) style. The house is currently undergoing extensive renovations with outstanding features at all levels.
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This Gothic Revival home was built in the early 1870s by Joseph H. Littlefield, the first elected mayor of Calvert, serving from 1869 to 1896. The home features steep pitched roofs with gable ends decorated with finials and vergeboard. The home showcases beautiful staircases and three coal burning fireplaces.
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