William E. Madderra Home
Beeville, Bee County, Texas
Marker Inscription
As superintendent of the Beeville school system for 34 years, William Eldridge Madderra (1870-1936) was responsible for much of the development of the town's early educational programs. Madderra, for whom a lcoal school building is named, purchased this house in 1907, three years after its construction, and lived here with his wife, Donna (Irwin), until his death. The house features late Victorian detailing and a three sided-bay to the right of the porch. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
For thirty-four years William Eldridge Madderra ran Beeville's schools, shaping the town's earliest public education so thoroughly that a school building was named for him. In 1907 he bought this late-Victorian house, built three years earlier, and lived here with his wife Donna until his death in 1936. Its three-sided bay and period detailing mark it as a fixture of the town's growing years.
Why it matters
The home honors the long-serving educators who quietly built the institutions of small-town Texas, one school year at a time.
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Related people
- · William Eldridge Madderra
- · Donna Irwin Madderra
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