Haynes-Felcman House
Sealy, Austin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This house was built in 1901-1902 for H. Schumacher. It was purchased in 1906 by Richard H. Haynes (1875-1942) who, with his father, founded the Haynes (Sealy) Mattress Company in 1909. Local confectionery store owner F. J. Felcman bought the property in 1927 and added on to the rear in 1929. It remained in his family until 1995. The structure is a fine example of a Queen Anne residence with a projecting front gable decorated with wood shingles, stained glass, and jigsawn brackets. The front porch also displays late Victorian details including wood balusters and frieze. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1999
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built in 1901–1902 for H. Schumacher in Sealy, this Queen Anne residence passed in 1906 to Richard H. Haynes, who with his father founded the Haynes (Sealy) Mattress Company in 1909. Confectioner F. J. Felcman bought the house in 1927 and enlarged it, and it stayed in his family into the 1990s. Its projecting gable, wood shingles, stained glass, and jigsawn brackets make it a fine example of late-Victorian domestic style.
Why it matters
The house links a small Texas town's Victorian architecture to the local entrepreneurs — a mattress maker and a confectioner — whose businesses gave it life.
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Related people
- · Richard H. Haynes
- · F. J. Felcman
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