Details for Pitt House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507016849
Data
| Marker Number | 16849 |
| Atlas Number | 5507016849 |
| Marker Title | Pitt House |
| Index Entry | Pitt House |
| Address | 1806 Palm Boulevard |
| City | Brownsville |
| County | Cameron |
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| UTM Northing | |
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| Marker Year | 2011 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 0.1 mile north of corner of Palm Blvd. & Ringgold Street |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" without post |
| Marker Text | PITT HOUSE ARTHUR PITT OF ENGLAND ARRIVED IN GALVESTON, TEXAS IN 1909 WHERE HE FOUND WORK AT A CITRUS NURSERY. PITT MOVED TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN 1918 WHERE HE FOUNDED A CITRUS TREE BUSINESS THAT HE RAN FOR SIXTY YEARS. IN 1930, PITT AND HIS WIFE, EVELYN ROPER PITT, CONTRACTED E. GUY HOLLIDAY, AN ARCHITECT WHO HAD WORKED WITH TROST & TROST IN EL PASO, TO DESIGN A HOME FOR THE FAMILY. THE HOUSE FEATURES TRADITIONAL SPANISH REVIVAL ELEMENTS, SUCH AS AN ASYMMETRICAL FLOOR PLAN, LOW-PITCHED TILE ROOF, HALF-ROUND ARCHES, AND ORNATE TILE. IT ALSO INCLUDES EUROPEAN DESIGN ELEMENTS, SUCH AS CUSTOM-MADE TILE PATTERNS AND A PRE-CAST CONCRETE CROSS-PATTERN IN THE FOYER WINDOW THAT REFLECT PITT’S BRITISH HERITAGE. |