Ace-of-Clubs House by Leeco
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Description
The Ace of Clubs House (also known as the Draughon–Moore House)is a historic house museum in Texarkana, Texas. The house is distinctively shaped like a club, from a deck of playing cards with three octagon-shaped wings and a fourth rectangular wing adjoining at a central octagon-shaped stairway. The structure was built in 1885 as a private residence, in an Italianate Victorian architectural style. The design resulted in the house having 22 sides. The two-story house also features a 20-foot tower and a spiral staircase.
According to local lore, it was shaped as a club because its builder and original owner, Confederate veteran, lumberman, and early Texarkana mayor James Draughon, built it with $10,000 that he won in a game of poker with an ace of clubs. This is not true.
It was deeded to the Texarkana Museum System in 1985 and was refurbished in 1987. It began operating as a museum in 1988. Each room was restored to represent a different time period in the history of the house, spanning from 1880 to 1940.
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Comments (4)
I have never explored the city, but passed through so many times. next time I will check it out
How fascinating!
Superb capture. God bless.
Beautiful capture.