National Register of Historic Places inventory Nomination Form.

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1 NPS Form a (M2) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places inventory Nomination Form. Continuation sheet Item numljer all OMB NO OOie Expires Page 62 Historic Sites Inventory (Adapted from THC HSI Form, 10-83) 1. Pickering House 2. A03 N'. Glass 3.0wner Sue Pickering, estate 4.Address 307 W. Water, Legal Description OTS Blk. 87 Lot 4 6. uses Quad No A41Site No UTM Sector No Date: Factual rem Est 1850s 9.Architect/Builder Contractor 10.Original Use 11.Present Use Jules Leffland (rem.) residential residential Description: 12: Type dwelling; Neoclassical Revival 13. No. stories Const- Materials wood frame w/ weatherboard siding & asbestos roof 15. Plan asymmetrical L-plan 16. Roof type hip w/ gabled dormers 17. Roof/cornice details box eaves w/ box brackets & denticulated cornice 18. Chimneys 2 interior brick chimneys w/ corbeled caps 19.Windows wood sash double hung w/ 1/1 lights 20. Entrances single door w/ tripartite transom and sidelights off-set in E. elev Porches 4-bay 2-story porch across E. elev. 22. Architectural details/misc. features include fluted columns w/ composite capitals; 2nd floor balcony w/ turned balusters w/in 2-story portico; paneled window bay on W. elev. w/ angled corners; gabled dormer centered on E, elev.; beveled leaded glass in entrances; lot surrounded by wooden round-picket fence w/ box support piers. 23. Interior details 24. Associated outbldgs./structures 1-story gabled garage/apt, at N.W. corner; 2 l-storv> 25. Present condition 26. Significance ARCHITECTURE, CO^WERCE. Sea captain A. F. Higgs, entrepreneur behind the Texas Continental Meat Co., had the original dwelling built of materials moved from Lavaca Bay (Texana or Placedo vicinity). It is possible that this occurred as early as the 1850s. Joe M. Pickering, prominent businessman and co-founder of the Anchor Lumber Co., purchased the property in 1908 and had architect Jules Leffland design a major renovation about Context: Moved Date or original site 28.Area description residential area N. of the CBD 29. Bibliography County tax rolls; Citv 34. year DRWR ROLL PRIME directories; VPI files THC Informant(s) Anne Alcorn 31. Designations : HABS (no.jtex RTHL; File name N R ; File name Photos: 35.Slides 36.35mm B & W 1-40: Other 32. Other UTtI: 14/694540/ Recorder DH/Hardv Heck Moore Date 1933 VIEW: 3 to to to ROLL FRME 29

2 NPS Form United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number all Fori received date entered OMB NO Expires fijjq Page 63 Continuation #24. gabled frame structures at W. corner I I I i I - ' -t- -H r- -trr -

3 WASO Form 177 ("R" Juna 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Pickering House (Victoria MRA) Victoria County TEXAS resubmission O nomination by person or local government owner objection mi appeal Substantive Review: sample request Reviewer's comments: CD appeal WL) Working No. Fed. Reg. Date: ^ Date Due: f / ^ ^ f i " f / j ^ / ^ Action: ACCEPT _t,^turn 9~ ^ :^ REJECT Federal Agency: O NR decision Recom./Criteria. Reviewer Discipline Date see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: technical corrections cited below substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition Status Accessible Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition Check one Check one excellent EZI good fair I I deteriorated IZ] ruins (m unexposed unaltered altered original site moved date. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates I I boundary selection

4 8. Significance Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph d] completeness im clarity CD applicable criteria n justification of areas checked O relating significance to the resource context im relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References ^0. Geographical Data y Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References ^^^"^^ Verbal tmundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date 13. Other Maps O Photographs other Ouestions conceming this nomination may be directed to. Date 1 / > J-/<?^ Phone: GPO Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet

5 NPS Fonn t OMB No Exp United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory^ Nomination Form For NPS UM only received ^ date entered Continuation sheet Item number Page.Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Victoria MRA TtlXAH Nomination/T^'pe of Review Date/Signature 71.. Old Brownson School Batiocal Beglster. ^l^'eeper /y^j-^m^^-'-lji-.-'^y^^^ Attest Detemlned ETMHTS^ 7?" 72. O'Connor, Thomas, House SukaWailve Hevl^^Jieeper ljj(j//jf^ H. OOE/OWNER OBJECTll^^^^^^^ ^^...o.^^^. 73. Old Municipal Assembly Entered In the (fkei^r.<7<^c^^h.c^,^> ^3^ / Hall SatioEal fiegloter "^"^^ ^r>y r Attest j/ 74. Old Federal Building & fititoittiian i«'»l^<eeper /XA/Ajt^ X> Post Office Attest ^daolol.i. /fuu^^ ^.. /yj/f^ 75. Old Nazareth Academy En tired Ifi tlia 0 Keeper Attest 76. Our Lady of Lourdes Church Sl*l*tl»a I.T»^eeper UJL/J^:^^ /S- ^ ^ ^ 9 ^ ^ 77. Pela House 78. Pippert House Entered in tho National Register ^ Attest SuiOL^^. jx. /iaa< Attest 79. Pickering House ^ 80. Presbyterian Iglesia Nicea ^ En^^r^d in tba Attest -^^^^.OU-H-^lv. J^/s/l '/ Attest SubtttttiT. twf,nr Keeper Xdt/XvA^ 7-* Attest

6 WASO Form -177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Pickerting House (Victoria MR.\) Victoria County TEXAS resubmission nomination by person or local government CH owner objection appeal Substantive Review/: sample Working No. Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: Enter«a in ^io^^ _c=r^cept Sfttlonal B9glBt«e. Federal Agency: ^^^2^^-j>^ RETURN. REJECT_ request appeal CZl NR decision Reviewer's comments: Recom./Criteria. Reviewer Discipline Date see continuation sheet Nomination returned for:.technical corrections cited below.substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition Status Accessible Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition excellent CH good fair I I deteriorated CH ruins CH unexposed Check one unaltered altered Check one original site moved date. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance CD summary paragraph CH completeness CH clarity CH alterations/integrity CH dates I I boundary selection

7 8. Significance Period Areas of Significance Check and justify belovi Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) CH summary paragraph CH completeness CH clarity CH applicable criteria CH justification of areas checked O relating significance to the resource context CH relationship of integrity to significance CH justification of exception CH other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date 13. Other CH Maps CH Photographs other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed - Date Phone: GPO Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet

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10 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: