Lamar-Calder House
National Register of Historic Places

Lamar-Calder House

Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas
Listed
March 29, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000244

About this property

The Lamar–Calder House is a historic house, on the former Lamar Plantation in Richmond, Texas. The land originally belonged to Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long, until it was passed on to Mirabeau B. Lamar, who built the Lamar Plantation. Lamar lived in another house which was later destroyed. A new house was built in 1859–1861. It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. Lamar never lived in the house, as it was completed after his death, but his widow Henrietta Maffitt did. Their daughter Loretto Evalina and her husband, S. D. Calder, the son of public official Robert J. Calder, lived in the house with their four children until they sold it in 1900. The house was owned by the Hendee family from 1908 to 1996. It later belonged to Felix Tijerina's son. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 30, 2005. National Register of Historic Places listings in Fort Bend County, Texas Media related to Lamar–Calder House at Wikimedia Commons

Location

915 Front St.
Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas
29.58030, -95.75724

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Moore, John M. and Lottie D., House
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Fort Bend County Courthouse
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0.3 mi
Methodist Church of Richmond
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0.3 mi
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
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4 mi
Imperial Sugar Company Refinery Historic District
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7.8 mi

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When was Lamar-Calder House listed on the National Register?

Lamar-Calder House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Lamar-Calder House?

Lamar-Calder House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lamar-Calder House is recorded as the industrial era.

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