Hammond House (Calvert, Texas) Explained

Hammond House
Coordinates:30.9808°N -96.6703°W
Built:1875
Architect:W.T. Ingraham
Added:October 28, 1970
Refnum:70000759
Partof:Calvert Historic District

The Hammond House in Calvert, Texas is a two-story Gothic Revival-style building built in 1875. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is also included in the National Register-listed Calvert Historic District. The listing includes two contributing buildings.

It was designed by St. Louis architect W.T. Ingraham and has a crenellated parapet.[1]

It is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

It was designed to serve as the courthouse of Robertson County, Texas, but the county seat was moved to Franklin shortly before the building was completed, and it never did serve as a courthouse.[1] The building was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey. A set of measured drawings was prepared.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hammond House . National Archives . Wayne Bell . Roxanne Williamson . August 7, 1970 . May 27, 2018 . With five photos.
  2. Web site: Hammond House, 604 Elm Street, Calvert, Robertson County, TX . Historic American Buildings Survey.