Victoria Pictures

VICTORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
(A part of the TXGenWeb project and the USGenWeb Project.)

TAKE A STROLL THROUGH "OLD VICTORIA"
YESTERDAY AND TODAY

John J. Linn House, ca. 1890
for more info, see John J. Linn

Nazareth Academy, ca. 1905 shortly after completion, 105 W. Church St. Now is Nazareth Convent.	Mitchell School 306 E. Commercial, Built 1902


Fossati's Deli, second location on So. Main Street	Leibold's Building, 102 So. Main, ca. 1890 Razed in 1910, replaced by new Leibold Bldg., now Rosebud Fountain & Grill


Edward Power House 307 So. William St., built in 1894	Queen Theatre was in 200 block of No. Main


Hauschild Opera House 202 E. Forrest St., est. by George H. Hauschild built 1893, remodeled 1950	Trinity Episcopal Church was at 202 W. Forrest St.


O'Connor Proctor Building 1950's 202 No. Main, built 1895	Sibley Building & UpTown Theatre was in 100 block of W. Constitution Street

(All pictures above courtesy of Victoria County Heritage Department)

Fire Engine 909
Victoria Eng 909 is a IHC Chassis, with a fire body by Howe Fire apparatus, manufactured in 1954

Fire Engine 904
Victoria Eng 904 is a Diamond T Chassis, with a fire body by General Fire Apparatus, manufactured in 1950

(Fire engine pictures courtesy of Jeff Jones, Secretary, The Texas Fire Museum, Dallas TX)

Frederichs Hall Raisin, TX, ca. 1910-1920
(picture courtesy of Gay Bethel and Douglas Anderson)
Enlarged picture may be seen here.

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The Street of Ten Friends is now Main Street	Temple B'Nai Israel 604 N Main, built in 1923	Welder Performing ArtsCenter, 214 No. Main, Former Dunlap's Dept. Store


O'Connor-Proctor Building, 202 No. Main, built 1895	Rosebud Fountain & Grill, 102 So. Main, Formerly Leipold Building, built 1910	Keef-Filley Building 214 So. Main, built in 1909


DeLeon Plaza Gazebo, Built ca. 1885, Restored 2004 after Hurricane Claudette	Victoria County Courthouse, l0l NorthBridgeStreet, Built in l892. (Courtesy of Bob Keith)	302 South Main Street, Oldest delicatessen in Texas, established 1882


Hauschild Opera House, 202 E. Forrest St. est. 1894 by George H. Hauschild	Hauschild Home (formerly Sengele Home), 210 E. Forrest, built in 1845, oldest house in Victoria	Wm. L. Callender Home 404 W. Guadalupe St. moved to present location in 1854

Mitchell School, 306 E. Commercial, built 1902, 3rd floor removed after 1943 fire	Children's Discovery Museum, 204 So. Main	St. Mary's Catholic Church and Nazareth Academy (courtesy of Billye Jackson)