Dr. Nathan Cass House ("Ne Plus Ultra")
Cameron, Milam County, Texas
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Constructed in 1895 as the residence of noted Cameron physician and community leader Dr. Nathan Cass (1849-1906), this house is an outstanding example of Victorian architectural testes. Exhibiting rich Queen Anne and Eastlake style elements, the house features two-story gallery porches with elegant woodwork details, projecting bays and decorative gable ends. It remained in the Cass family until 1945. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built in 1895 as the home of physician and community leader Dr. Nathan Cass, this house is a showpiece of late-Victorian design, blending Queen Anne and Eastlake elements with two-story gallery porches, projecting bays, and richly worked woodwork. It remained in the Cass family until 1945 and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Homes like it announced the prosperity and civic standing of a Gilded Age Texas town.
Why it matters
The elaborate house reflects the confidence of small-town Texas in the 1890s, when a leading doctor could crown his standing with a mansion of national architectural fashion.
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