Built c. 1926 for Clarence A. Lanius, cattleman, this brick and stucco house has a gabled porte-cochere and porch which give it the feeling of a large bungalow. The roofs are clad in red tile. The house may be eligible for the National Register with further documentation. The Lanius House was designated a Recorded Texas … Read more
The Steele House is a large two and one-half story brick residence, formally composed as a gabled rectangular block with central pedimented entry and symmetrically arranged windows. A terrace extends across the front and small loggia projects from the south wall. Foundations and terrace are of rusticated stone construction. The house was built c. 1926 … Read more
This two-story buff brick residence is capped by a green-tiled hipped roof with soffited eaves and decorative brackets. A central gabled portico has an arched entry flanked by Tuscan columns. Double-hung windows are grouped in panels of three. A roof-terraced porte-cochere projects from the west wall. This eclectic design was commissioned by Dr. John H. … Read more
Judge R. Bruce Young, of the 48th Judicial District, had this house built in 1922 and lived here until c. 1930. It is a two-story brick veneer structure, severely composed as a rectangular block with overhanging hipped roof and central portico. Windows are double hung and grouped in precise rectangular panels. The house has had … Read more
The Mehl House is a large, formal house, rectangular in plan, clad in buff brick with cast stone trim and has a glazed green-tiled hipped roof. A two-story bay with ground-level breezeway projects to the south, balanced by a porte-cochere to the north. A massive, carefully designed chimney is on the street frontage. This was … Read more
The two and one-half story wood-framed James-Fujita House is rectangular in plan, sheathed in red brick, with a glazed green-tiled gambrel roof. The roof extends to cover a full porch supported by Tuscan columns. An awkwardly over-scaled shed-roofed dormer with recessed balcony is over the porch. Large chimneys are set on each end wall. Built … Read more
This two and one-half story mansion is one of the largest houses on Elizabeth Boulevard. Constructed of hollow tile with brick veneer and glazed green-tiled roof, it is a symmetrical composition with flat-roofed two-story wings flanking a central hipped block. A balustraded terrace extends across the front; a wide flight of stairs leads to a … Read more
This house was built in 1926 by Clarence Epperly for John F. Grammer, a dentist. It has been owned since 1948 by the Martin family. The two-story brick veneer house has a hipped roof, full front terrace and an arched portico supported by Tuscan columns. The Grammer-Martin House is no longer owned by a member … Read more
Knox A. Thomas purchased a lot from the John C. Ryan Land Co. in November 1923. His house was completed the following year. It is a substantial two-story brick structure with hipped roof and full front porch. The proportions of the brick porch piers and roof brackets reinforce the house’s feeling of massiveness. Thomas was … Read more
Situated on a conspicuous corner lot at the east end of Elizabeth Blvd., this is one of the most imposing residences on a street celebrated for large, elaborate houses. It is a two-story masonry pile veneered in fine pale brown brick, rectangular in plan with lustrous green-tiled hipped roof. The symmetrical front elevation has projecting … Read more