Caroline Gilbert Hinchee House
Built in 1906, and designed by prominent Beaumont architect Henry C. Mauer, the Hinchee House is an outstanding example of the Queen Anne and Classical Revival styles. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Caroline Gilbert Hinchee came from a prominent Southeast Texas family who made a fortune in lumber, petroleum, banking, and ranching. Although she only lived in the house for seven years before her death in 1913, she was active in the Beaumont religious and social circles. The home was equipped with one of the city’s earliest residential elevators and was used extensively for social functions. The property had a string of owners over the next hundred years, but slowly fell into disrepair due to neglect, vandalism, and storm damage. The Beaumont Preservation Society (BPS) purchased the building in 2018 and has been working to gather the resources needed to begin a major rehabilitation project. The building, which is currently tagged by the City for Beaumont for demolition due to unsafe conditions, needs major structural repair, roof repair, and updated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. The BPS needs funding and a preservation plan to save the endangered Hinchee House before it continues to deteriorate further, or is lost forever.
LOCATION: 1814 Park Street, Beaumont (Jefferson County)
DESIGNATION: NRHP, RTHL
OWNER: Beaumont Preservation Society
STATUS: Endangered
RESOURCE TYPE: Residential
YEAR LISTED: 2023
