The Beaumont Commercial District is located in Downtown

Downtown Beaumont

Downtown Beaumont is the central business district of Beaumont, Texas. It is where the city's highrise buildings are located, as well as being the center of government and business for the region...

 Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...

. The district consists of various styles of buildings, including 6 highrises built before 1932. The district is registered on the NRHP as a U.S. Historic District

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

. The historic district is roughly bounded by Willow, Neches, Gilbert and Main Streets. The Old Spanish Trail

Old Spanish Trail (auto trail)

The Old Spanish Trail auto highway once spanned the country with a full of roadway from ocean to ocean crossing 67 counties and eight states along the Southern border of the United States. Work on the auto highway began in 1915 and, by the 1920s, the trail linked St. Augustine, Florida, to San...

 (U.S. Route 90

U.S. Route 90

U.S. Route 90 is an east–west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number, U.S. 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route; it has always ended at Van Horn, Texas. A short-lived northward extension to U.S...

) travels through Downtown on Willow, Park, Pearl and College Streets.

Government/Public Services

• Jack Brooks Federal Building
  Jack Brooks Federal Building
  The Jack Brooks Federal Building is a federal office building in Beaumont, Texas. Completed during the Great Depression in 1933, it was the United States Post Office and Federal Building. The building houses courtrooms and chambers of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...
  
  
• Jefferson County Courthouse
• Fire Museum of Texas
  Fire Museum of Texas
  The Fire Museum of Texas is an example of the Renaissance Revival. The building has state-of-the-art interactive fire safety exhibits with a collection of antique fire equipment dating as early as 1856. It also has a two-story interactive playhouse for children to learn fire safety...
  
  

Office Building

• Crockett Street
  Crockett Street
  The Crockett Street Dining and Entertainment Complex is located in Downtown Beaumont, Texas. It consists of five restored buildings built at the turn of the 20th century. They were used for various businesses then, but now host restaurants and various entertainment venues.From Left to right, the...
  
   (5 Buildings)
• San Jacinto Building
  San Jacinto Building
  The San Jacinto Building in Beaumont, Texas was built between 1921–1922 and was completed for the San Jacinto Life Insurance Company. The building is 15 stories tall and supports a large clock tower on top. Each dial is 17 feet in diameter. The building was altered in the 50's with the removal of a...
  
  
• Goodhue Building
  Goodhue Building
  The Goodhue Building is an office building in the downtown area of Beaumont, Texas. Built in 1926 by Forrest Goodhue, the building has 190 offices and is one of the most decorative structures in the area. The building has 11 stories and a penthouse....
  
  
• Orleans Building
  Orleans Building
  The Orleans Building in Beaumont, Texas was built in 1925 for the American National Bank. It is located at 470 Orleans St. in Downtown Beaumont. The building is 12 stories tall....
  
  
• First National Bank Building
  First National Bank Building (Beaumont, Texas)
  The First National Bank Building in downtown Beaumont, Texas was built in 1937 and is an excellent example of Art Deco architecture. The building is four stories tall and decorated with reliefs of workers and business people designed by Beaumont-based sculptor Matchett Herring Coe....
  
  
• First City Building
  First City Building
  The First City Building was built in 1962 to house the First City Bank, and was originally named the First City Bank Building. The five story building built in the modernism style, is known for its facade of cast concrete, designed to reflect the sun and reduce cooling costs. The building is used...
  
  
• Kyle Building
  Kyle Building
  The Kyle Building was built in 1933 as a storefront. It is located at 215 Orleans St. in downtown Beaumont, Texas. The building contains 11 storefronts and has two story offices at both ends of the building. It is an excellent example of Zig-Zag Art Deco architecture. It is located at the site of...
  
  
• Gilbert Building
  Gilbert Building (Beaumont, Texas)
  The Gilbert Building is a four story Sullivanesque style building in downtown Beaumont, Texas. The building was built in 1903 by John Gilbert and contributes to the Beaumont Commercial District. As of July 2010, the building is abandoned....
  
  
• Nathan Building
• Fertitta Building
• McFaddin Building
• Boykin Building
• Rotan Mosle Building
• Friedman Building
• Hegele Building
• Coale Building
• Stedman Fruit Co.
• Rosemont Building
• Beaumont Savings
• The White House (Now Municipal Court building.)
• Santa Fe Warehouse
• Neches Electric
• Oil City Brass Works
• Shepherd's Laundry
• Quality Cafe
• 652 Park St.
• 268 Pearl St.
• 278 Pearl St.
• 220 Willow St.

Auditorium/Entertainment

• Jefferson Theatre
  Jefferson Theatre
  The Jefferson Theatre is a historic performing arts theatre located on Fannin Street in downtown Beaumont, Texas. Designed by Emile Weil and built in 1927, it is an example of Old Spanish architecture and seats over 1400. The theatre was built by Jefferson Amusement Company, which was owned by...
  
  
• Julie Rogers Theater
  Julie Rogers Theater
  The Julie Rogers Theater is a historic performing arts theater located on Pearl Street in downtown Beaumont, Texas. Built in 1928, the theater was once Beaumont's City Hall and Auditorium...
  
  

Church

• Tyrrell Historical Library
  Tyrrell Historical Library
  The Tyrrell Historical Library in Beaumont, Texas was built in 1903 for First Baptist Church. Its design is Richardsonian Romanesque architecture mixed with features of the Victorian Gothic style, such as pointed arch windows and quatrefoils. The building was purchased by Captain W. C. Tyrrell in...
  
   (Formerly First Baptist)
• St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica
• First Baptist Church
• Antioch Baptist Church (now lofts)
• Westminster Presbyterian Church

Major Non-Contributing Buildings

• Edison Plaza
  Edison Plaza
  The Edison Plaza is a 17-story office building in downtown Beaumont, Texas, located at 350 Pine St. The building is downtown's newest and tallest skyscraper....
  
  
• Century Tower
  Century Tower (Beaumont)
  Century Tower is a 13 story building located in downtown Beaumont, Texas. The building was built in 1962, and was known as the Petroleum Building....
  
  
• Art Museum of Southeast Texas
  Art Museum of Southeast Texas
  The Art Museum of Southeast Texas is an art museum in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Established in 1950 as the Beaumont Art Museum, it acquired its current name in 1987 and exhibits 19th century to contemporary American art.-History:...