Beaumont Commercial District

Beaumont Commercial District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Corner of Crockett and Pearl streets
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Location	Roughly bounded by Willow, Neches, Gilbert, and Main Sts., Beaumont, Texas
Coordinates	30°4′55″N94°5′56″W / 30.08194°N 94.09889°W / 30.08194; -94.09889
Area	Original: 50 acres (20 ha) Increase: 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1901 (1901)
Architect	Emile Weil, Augustin Babin, et al.
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Gothic Revival, et al
NRHP reference No.	78002959 [1]  (original) 07000892 [1]  (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 14, 1978
Boundary increase	March 4, 2008

The Beaumont Commercial District is located in Downtown Beaumont, Texas. The district consists of various styles of buildings, including 6 highrises built before 1932. The district is registered on the National Register of Historic Places as a U.S. Historic District. The historic district is roughly bounded by Willow, Neches, Gilbert and Main Streets. ^[2] The Old Spanish Trail (U.S. Route 90) travels through Downtown on Willow, Park, Pearl and College Streets. ^[3]

Contributing buildings

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Government/Public Services

Jack Brooks Federal Building

• Jack Brooks Federal Building

Office Building

Orleans Building, First National Bank Building, McFaddin Building, Gilbert Building

• Crockett Street (5 Buildings)
• San Jacinto Building
• Goodhue Building
• Orleans Building
• First National Bank Building
• First City Building
• Kyle Building
• Gilbert Building
• Nathan Building
• Fertitta Building
• McFaddin Building
• Boykin Building
• Rotan Mosle Building
• Friedman Building
• Hegele Building
• Coale Building
• Stedman Fruit Co.
• Rosemont Building
• Beaumont Savings
• The White House (Now Municipal Court building.)
• Santa Fe Warehouse
• Neches Electric
• Oil City Brass Works
• Shepherd's Laundry
• Quality Cafe
• 652 Park St.
• 268 Pearl St., circa 1899 (now vacant; formerly Modern Methods Printing; formerly Plummer Printing; formerly site of first Conn's Appliance Store)
• 278 Pearl St., circa 1899 (now The Willard Hall Law Firm; formerly Hall and Hall Real Estate; Formerly Szaffer's Stationery Supply)
• 220 Willow St.

Hotel

• Hotel Beaumont
• Edson Hotel

Auditorium/Entertainment

Julie Rogers Theater

• Jefferson Theatre
• Julie Rogers Theater

Church

Former Antioch Baptist Church

• Tyrrell Historical Library (Formerly First Baptist)
• Antioch Baptist Church (now lofts)

Photo gallery

• 
  Downtown panorama.
• 
  Kyle Building
• 
  Stedman Building
• 
  Hotel Beaumont
• 
  Jefferson Theatre
• 
  Tyrrell Historical Library
• 
  First National Bank Building
• 
  Crockett Street Entertainment Complex
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  Goodhue Building exterior
• 
  Goodhue Building lobby
• 
  Orleans Building
• 
  San Jacinto Building
• 
  Edson Hotel

Major Non-Contributing Buildings

Art Museum of Southeast Texas

• Art Museum of Southeast Texas

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal
• Texas portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Jefferson County

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "National Register". Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
3. "TX". Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
4. "Beaumont Main Street". Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2010.

External links

• National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Beaumont Commercial District
• National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Beaumont Commercial District (Boundary and Period of Significance Increase)

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