August C. and Julia Richter Mansion. A native of San Antonio, August C. Richter (1863-1940) moved to Laredo in 1888. He acquired full ownership of an early fixed price department store, "El Precio Fijo." His wife, Julia, played a major role in the city's cultural and educational circles and introduced music to the Laredo public schools. This classical revival home, built for their family in 1906, features Ionic columns and first and second story wraparound porches. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985 #234
1906 Houston St., Laredo, TX
Google Streetview
OpenStreetMap
by Texas Historical Commission #00234 of the Texas Historical Marker series
Colour: black
Wikimedia:
Flickr:
Subjects
None identified yet. Subjects are curated by hand so please bear with us.