Moore House
Rockport, Aransas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Built in 1906, this house was the vision of James Edward (J. Ed) and Josephine Kennedy Moore. The two were married from 1903 until 1915, when Josephine passed away. J. Ed was a business owner who served several terms as Rockport's mayor between the 1920s and 1940s. He was instrumental in establishing a yacht basin and a public beach park, both of which are still in use today. Moore also helped plan a modern sewer system for the town. He sold the house to family in 1943 and passed away in 1948. The Craftsman bungalow features a story and a half plan, a low, overhanging roofline and a wrapped porch. It also has squared columns, an asymmetrical entryway and a roof dormer with tripartite windows. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2006
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Built in 1906 for business owner J. Ed Moore and his wife Josephine Kennedy Moore, this story-and-a-half Craftsman bungalow reflects the comfortable domestic style of an early Rockport leader. Moore served several terms as mayor between the 1920s and 1940s and championed civic works—a yacht basin, a public beach park, and a modern sewer system—still felt in the coastal town today. The house's low overhanging roof, wrapped porch, squared columns, and dormer with tripartite windows mark it as a fine example of the period.
Why it matters
The Moore House ties a well-preserved Craftsman home to the civic improvements that shaped a Gulf Coast community, illustrating the local boosterism of early-20th-century Texas mayors.
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Related people
- · J. Ed Moore
- · Josephine Kennedy Moore
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