![]() The original building, constructed in 1892, was destroyed by a cyclone in 1902. Immediately following the loss, replacement work began atop of the original foundation. Architect, Jules Leffland , designed the current house with assistance from Bailey Mills, noted local builder. |
A Late Victorian Queen Anne style house with spindle work
detailing this house was designed by
South Texas architect Jules Leffland and built by the accomplished local
craftsman, Bailey Mills. The
Chilton house served as the center of the active and exceptional life of Dr. L.
W. Chilton. Dr. Chilton was a pioneer in the practice of medicine in
South Texas and practiced as a physician and surgeon in Goliad County, Texas for
over 50 years.
The
front entry door opens into a wide hall which runs straight to the rear
door.
All ceilings are ten feet high and the floors of the public rooms
are pecan over pine added c. 1945 A Florida white pine stairway
leads south from the center hall and past the stairway doors open north to
the dining room and south to the master bedroom.
The parlor and dining room are joined by a set of eight foot tall
wooden pocket doors.
Original fixtures converted from gas to electric are still hanging
in the parlor and dining room.
A door on the west wall of the dining room leads to the kitchen
added c. 1925.
A door opens from the kitchen to the back porch. .
A fireplace with the original oak and tile mirrored mantel
adorns
the northeast corner of the master bedroom .
The first floor bathroom adjoins the master bedroom and still
contains a claw foot tub .
The master bedroom has an exit to the south porch and a door to the
sitting room.
The faux tower fashioned into the south east corner forms an alcove
in the sitting room. On
the second floor landing, two steps lead north to a bedroom and two steps lead
south to the second floor hallway. The
south bedroom has an adjoining bath and is shaped identically to the first floor
bedroom but has no fireplace. A
door leads to the south porch. It
adjoins another bedroom which is identical to the first floor sitting room.
The alcove formed by the tower in the east bedroom has a door to the
tower porch and a door to the library. The
second floor hall has doors to the library on the east the second dining room on
the north , and the screened back porch on the west.
The dining room adjoins the library with double French doors to the east
and the second kitchen on the west. The
kitchen has a door to the screened rear porch.
Adjacent to the hall door, the library has a door to the east porch.
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![]() Additional contributing structures on the property include a carriage house on the north west corner and an underground shelter centrally located on the property |
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![]() The front entry door opens into a wide hall which runs straight to the rear door. All ceilings are ten feet high and the floors of the public rooms are pecan over pine added c. 1945 |
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![]() The kitchen retains the original wooden cabinets and countertop as well as ceiling wallpaper and linoleum floor. |
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