Jecker, E. J., House

201 N. Wheeler, Victoria, Texas. County/parish: Victoria.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 09, 1986. NRIS 86002539.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

E. J. Jecker House

The E. J. Jecker House at 201 N. Wheeler in Victoria, Texas, United States, was built in 1910. It was a work of architects Praeger & Hull and of building contractor Bailey Mills. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

It is an L-plan residence with Ionic columns on the first-floor level of its two-story wrap-around porch.

It was a home of one of the 2,124 German-speaking immigrants from Alsace-Lorraine brought to Texas by Henri Castro in the 1840s. : 29 

It was listed on the NRHP as part of a study which listed numerous historic resources in the Victoria area.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970416

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