Historical Marker
Gingerbread House
Historical marker location:
Loop 34, Chireno, Texas
( Loop 34/CR 441)
Marker installed: 1965
Built about 1895. Victorian architecture. Heart pine and other fine materials used, including brass hardware.
Many porches; carved skirt, fascia and cornice boards. Other ornate trim details.
Restored by the C. V. Lindseys
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965.
The first domed stadium in the world, the Astrodome, was built in Houston in 1965 and hosted numerous sporting events and concerts over the years.