Condor House
Hubbard, Hill County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This house was built in 1906 for E. L. Condor (b. 1854), a saddle and harness maker and an early trustee of Hubbard's Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Constructed of cypress and long-leaf pine, the home features a wraparound porch, Doric columns, and a triangular pediment over the three windowed bay at the end of the porch. A good example of an early city home, it remained in the Condor family for almost fifty years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1984
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built in 1906 for saddle and harness maker E. L. Condor, this cypress and long-leaf pine home showcased the era's small-town prosperity with a wraparound porch, Doric columns, and a pedimented bay. Condor was also an early trustee of Hubbard's Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the house stayed in his family for nearly half a century. It survives as a fine example of an early Texas city home.
Why it matters
Homes of skilled tradesmen like Condor document the craft economy that outfitted a horse-powered America even as the automobile age loomed.
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