Historic Place

Van Pelt House

Ballinger · Runnels County · Dedicated 1980 · THC Atlas #2080004146

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About this site

Van Pelt House is a historic place in Ballinger, Runnels County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 3 historic places documented in Runnels County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 60 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7385, -99.9526 near Ballinger. The nearest cataloged historic site is Carnegie Library Building (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ballinger Carnegie Library, Lynn - Hathaway Building, and First Presbyterian Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2080004146. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Van Pelt House is a two-story frame Victorian dwelling in Ballinger, notable for a corner tower topped by an octagonal drum and a tin-shingled spire supported on small brackets, with a front entry featuring diamond-pane sidelights. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Sources: atlas.thc.texas.gov en.wikipedia.org

📍 31.7385, -99.9526 · Ballinger, Runnels County

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