Beaumont Commercial District

The Beaumont Commercial District is located in Downtown Beaumont, 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 Historic district (United States), U.S. Historic District. The historic district is roughly bounded by Willow, Neches, Gilbert and Main Streets. The Old Spanish Trail (auto trail), Old Spanish Trail (U.S. Route 90) travels through Downtown on Willow, Park, Pearl and College Streets.

Contributing buildings

Government/Public Services

*Jack Brooks Federal Building

Office Building

*Crockett Street (5 Buildings)
*San Jacinto Building
*Goodhue Building
*Orleans Building
*First National Bank Building (Beaumont, Texas), First National Bank Building
*First City Building
*Kyle Building
*Gilbert Building (Beaumont, Texas), 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

*Jefferson Theatre
*Julie Rogers Theater

Church

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

Photo gallery

File:CropBEAUMONTpsBEST2.jpg, Downtown panorama.
Image: KyleBESTEDIT2.jpg, Kyle Building
Image: Stedmanbldgbmt.JPG, Stedman Building
Image:Hotelbeaumontcorner.jpg, Hotel Beaumont
Image: Jefferson Theater.jpg, Jefferson Theatre
Image: tyrrelloutside.JPG, Tyrrell Historical Library
Image: firstnationalbeaumont.JPG, First National Bank Building (Beaumont, Texas), First National Bank Building
Image:CrockettstreetcropPS.jpg, Crockett Street Entertainment Complex
Image:Goodhuebuilding.JPG, Goodhue Building exterior
Image:Goodhuelobby.JPG, Goodhue Building lobby
Image:Firstnatbanktall.jpg, Orleans Building
Image:Tallsanjac.JPG, San Jacinto Building
Image:Edsonhotel.JPG, Edson Hotel

Major Non-Contributing Buildings

*Art Museum of Southeast Texas

See also

*National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Texas
*List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Hunt-Martin)#Jefferson County, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Jefferson County

References

External links

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

{{Beaumont Texas

Geography of Beaumont, Texas
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Texas