Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House

The Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House at 242 N. Chilton St. in Goliad, Texas, United States, was built in 1902. It was a work of architect Jules Leffland and of building contractor Bailey Mills. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The listing included two contributing buildings and two contributing structures.[1]

Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House
Chilton House in 2012
Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House
Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House
Location242 N. Chilton St., Goliad, Texas
Coordinates28°40′12″N 97°23′38″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1902 (1902)
Built byBailey Mills
ArchitectJules Leffland
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.98000354[1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1998

It is a two-and-a-half-story Queen Anne style house. It was expanded by a kitchen/bathroom addition in 1925. A carriage house is an additional contributing building on the property, and it has a cistern on its rear porch and an underground storm shelter.

A tornado on May 18, 1902 killed 114 people, ten percent of Goliad's population, and injured 225, and destroyed housing including the home of Dr. Chilton and family. The daughter was actually lifted up in the vortex of the tornado but survived. Dr. Chilton opened a temporary hospital and morgue in the courthouse.[2]

The house's construction was begun in June 1902 and it was completed in September 1902. The house stayed in the Chilton family until 1997.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mary Burns and Mary Dillman (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dr. L.W. and Martha E.S. Chilton House". National Archives. Missing or empty |url= (help) (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog)

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