Potton House
Item
- Title
- Potton House
- City
- Big Spring, Texas, United States
- Address
- 200 Gregg St.
- Country
- United States
- Date Created
- 1901
- Century
- 20th century
- Classification
- Architecture and City Planning
- Style/Period
- Victorian
- Cultural Context
- American
- Materials
- brick
- Subject
- houses
- Victorian
- Description
- exterior view, exterior view of facade
- Joseph Potton (1847-1920), a native of England and master mechanic for Texas & Pacific Railroad, built this Victorian residence in 1901. Designed by the Fort Worth firm of S. B. Haggart and Son, the house was constructed of Pecos sandstone with iron pillars and zinc gable decorations. Potton, a school board trustee, and his wife occupied the home after he retired in 1912 and often entertained here. Later their daughter, Mrs. Henry R. Hayden, and her family resided here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976.
- Source
- Michael Peters
- Photographer
- Michael Peters
- Rights Holder
- © Michael Peters
- © Texas Tech University Libraries
- Access Rights
- Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
- Item sets
- Michael Peters Collection
“Potton House”, Texas Tech Arch Design Images -- Open Access Collections, accessed May 2, 2025, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/openarch/item/45595