W. J. "Ed" and Mary Elizabeth Lott House
Goliad, Goliad County, Texas
Marker Inscription
The Lott family settled in Goliad County in 1845. Walter Jerome "Ed" Lott, a prominent area cattleman, and his wife Mary Elizabeth (Stephens) purchased this property, originally part of Mission Rosario lands, in 1878. The Lotts built this vernacular Queen Anne house in 1887-88, attaching it to an I-house built about 1875. Its features include an 8-bay wraparound porch. The house has been occupied by five generations of the Lott family for more than 100 years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1996
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
The Lott family put down roots in Goliad County in 1845, and in 1878 cattleman Walter Jerome "Ed" Lott and his wife Mary Elizabeth purchased land once belonging to Mission Rosario. There in 1887-88 they raised a vernacular Queen Anne house, grafting it onto an older I-house and wrapping it in an eight-bay porch. Five generations of Lotts have called it home across more than a century.
Why it matters
The house layers Spanish mission land, cattle-ranching prosperity, and Gilded Age architecture into a single dwelling still held by one enduring Texas family.
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Related people
- · Walter Jerome "Ed" Lott
- · Mary Elizabeth Stephens Lott
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