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Interurban Rail Service -- Right-of-Way
Current photograph showing the Interurban Rail Service right-of-way at Helena & 16th. 16th street was originally called Railroad Avenue until the streets were renamed in 1948.
Dan Rienstra Home
This house was moved from Boston Avenue where it was originally the George Yentzen home. The tile roof had to be removed before the move. It has since been remodeled to suit the current residents.
Tex Ritter Memorial Plaque
Plaque mounted in the sign at the entrance to Tex Ritter Park located at 1500 Boston Ave. The plaque serves as a marker honoring Tex Ritter.
Tex Ritter Entrance
Photograph show the sign erected at the entrance to Tex Ritter Park located at 1500 Boston Ave. In the center of the sign is a plaque honoring Tex Ritter.
Interurban Rail Service -- Historical Marker
This marker is mounted in front of the fence to the left front of the Nederland Hertiage Pavilion.
Dutch Windmill Museum Decorated for Dedication
Nederland's windmill replica is decorated for is dedication. For the occasion 4,000 artificial paper tulips were placed around the grounds. To the left is the platform erected to hold the dignitaries that attended the ceremony.
La Maison Acadienne
The photograph shows the chimney side of the museum. A pirogue leans against the corner of the house and chimney. It also shows the breezeway and a small corner of the kitchen. The museum is surrounded by an unpainted picket fence.
The Old Mercantile Antique Co-op
Photos show the front and left side of the two-story wood structure known as the Old Mercantile Antique Co-op located at 1166 Boston Ave. An article in the Port Arthur News, 4 Sep 1991, pg. 1 stated that the original building was destroyed by fire…
Geodetic Survey marker
The marker is located at N 29° 58.44.94065 W 093° 59.16.43290. This location is east of the intersection of Boston Avenue and 9th Street. It is currently located on private property.
Orange Hotel (Nederland, Texas) - Exterior
Orange Hotel was built in 1898 by the Port Arthur Land Company. The 33-room hotel was built to provide living space for the early Dutch settlers. The photograph shows a group standing on the front porch of the frame structure. It was demolished in…
Main Street ca 1901
Photograph shows an early view of Main Street. The photo was included in the Midcounty Chronicle, 21 Jan 1998, pg. 1 B with the following caption: "In the early days of the 20th century, top left, before Main Street became Boston Avenue, the Half Way…
Postcard of several people standing outside the Kansas City Southern Railway depot
The postcard features the Kansas City Southern Railroad depot in Nederland about 1910. It shows two men standing outside the station, with a third man pointing a gun at a young boy holding his hands up.
W. S. Gibson House
On front: "Home of Mr. & Mrs. W. S. Gibson. Son William Earl Gibson helped build the house. It was finished 1915."
Ingwersen Home
Two-story frame house. This home is at 1420 Chicago St. corner of 15th St.
Terwey Family Homesite
Clipping of a photo of the Terwey family house. It would have been about 1605 Avenue H.
Kaper Home
This house is located at 403 N. 15th. The address written on the back is incorrect. Photograph shows a three-story wood frame home with a gazebo in front and white picket fence. The house was built by J. W. Barr between 1898 and 1900 and sold to…
Johnson House
Photograph of the "Johnson House." This home was built by Dirk Ballast between 1905 and 1911. It was later owned by Bradley Bell and Ella J. Johnson. The house was purchased by the City and torn down to open Boston Avenue for access to Nederland High…
S. R. Carter Home
Photograph appeared in the Chronicle, 29 April 1948, pg. 3 with the caption: "Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Carter standing in front of their home which was built around 1900. Although Mr. Carter is dead, Mrs. Carter, the former Clara Koelemay, lives in the old…
J. E. Ritter Home
Pat McCauley and Jim Ritter stand next to the shrub on the left side of the J. E. Ritter house.
Walter K. McCauley Home
Photograph shows a two-story wood frame house with a front and side porch. According to an article in the Port Arthur News, 14 Mar 1978, pg. 3D, Ola Mcauley, is the sister of Tex Ritter. Ritter lived with the McCauleys in the Nederland house during…