2024 RVG High Res - Magazine - Page 36
CULTURE
ROSE HILL MANOR
BEYOND THE
Boom
EXPLORING THE ENDURING LEGACY
OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH
ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORY
BEAUMONT
JOHN JAY FRENCH HOUSE & MUSEUM
3025 French Rd, Beaumont
409.898.0348 | beaumontheritage.org
The John Jay French house, built in 1845,
is one of the oldest surviving houses in
Beaumont. The historic pioneer settlement,
built by John Jay French, tanner and
merchant, is filled with antique furnishings
and artifacts.
EDISON MUSEUM
350 Pine St, Beaumont
409.981.3089 | edisonmuseum.org
Through exhibits and displays of
artifacts, the museum communicates the
contributions of the electrical industry that
resulted from the genius of Thomas Alva
Edison.
PORT ARTHUR
ROSE HILL MANOR
100 Woodworth Blvd, Port Arthur
409.985.7292
This beautiful home, dating back to 1906, is
one of the oldest landmarks in the city and is
on the National Register of Historic Places.
The wide wrap-around porch offers a view
of maritime traffic on the Gulf. Tours by
appointment only.
POMPEIIAN VILLA
1953 Lakeshore Dr, Port Arthur
409.982.700
In 1900, this modest 10-room “cottage”
was built for Isaac Ellwood, “the barbed
wire King,” as an authentic copy of a pink
Pompeiian home of 74 AD. Rooms are built
around a traditional Roman peristyle, a
three-sided courtyard to which each room
has access. Tours by appointment only.
CROCKETT STREET
A.J.M. VUYLSTEKE
HOME
1831 Lakeshore Dr,
Port Arthur
Drive by this Dutch
Colonial home built in
1905 for the First Dutch
Counsel Vuylsteke
in Port Arthur. The
architecture reflected
the Dutch heritage of
the owner.
CROCKETT STREET
ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRICT
200 Crockett St, Beaumont
Known as Beaumont’s
former red-light district,
Crockett Street was
renovated into an
entertainment district in
the late 1990s and early
2000s.
GATES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
1149 Pearl St, Beaumont
This two-story, Classical Revival library was built
in 1917 in honor of one of the city’s founders, John
“Bet A Million” Gates, and sits on the Lamar State
College Port Arthur campus.
EDISON MUSEUM
