Theodore Buhler House

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Theodore Buhler House
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The house in 2014
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Location202 West Stayton, Victoria, Texas
Coordinates 28°48′13″N97°00′23″W / 28.80361°N 97.00639°W / 28.80361; -97.00639 (Theodore Buhler House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPS Victoria MRA
NRHP reference No. 86002594 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1986

The Theodore Buhler House is a historic house in Victoria, Texas. It was built in 1890 for Theodore Buhler and his wife, Katherine Schmidt. [2] [3] Born in Baden, Germany, he emigrated to the United States at a young age and grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. [3] During the American Civil War, he worked for Cook's foundry in New Orleans, which made firearms for the Confederate States Army. [3] In the postbellum era, he worked for the railroads and steamships in Louisiana and Texas, and he co-founded the First National Bank of Victoria, the Victoria Loan Company, and the Victoria Building and Loan Company. [3] He died in 1912. [3]

The house was designed by Danish-born architect Jules Leffland in the Queen Anne architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 9, 1986. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Theodore Buhler House". Historic Victoria, Texas. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Theo. Buhler, Local Banker, Dies at New Orleans" . The Weekly Advocate. Victoria, Texas. February 17, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved December 28, 2018 via Newspapers.com.