Morey House
a.k.a. #15
328 N. Main St., Belton, TXThe Morey House, built about 1895, is one of the largest and best preserved of the popular Queen Anne houses in Belton. Contextually, it relates to community and Regional Development, specifically to the growth and prosperity of Belton during the cotton boom years around the turn of the century, and the contemporaneous availability of mass-marketed house plans and manufactured details. The house is eligible for listing in the National Register due to its significance in the area of Architecture because it typifies the popular Queen Anne house of the late 19th century.
Prominently sited near downtown Belton, the Morey House was originally one of a row of large Victorian-era residences which lined north Main Street. Because of the visibility of this thoroughfare, it attracted some of the finer houses constructed late in the century. With its exuberant gallery and fine Eastlake-inspired detailing, the house ranks among the finest Queen Anne structures in Belton and survives as testimony to the prosperity of the town during the peak years of the cotton boom. The house was built for the Morey family who lived in the house until 1914 when it was purchased by Frederick William Guffy. Guffy was for many years the Postmaster of Belton.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.