Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Hotels, and Lodging in Calvert, Texas:

In 1995 Bill Hammond Norton, the great-grandson of one of the early owners, Fannie Lee Hammond, took on the restoration of this magnificant old house. Check out some of the before and after pictures. If you'd like to stay in one of the most unusual buildings in Texas, or if you would like to arrange for a wedding, reunion or other special event, give us a call at (979)364-2201, or email us at stay@thehammondhouse.com. . . .

The Pin Oak Bed & Breakfast is situated in what is now part of a National Historic District. This grand two story home, which has a Texas historical marker, was built by Herman and Katy Stricker in 1900. Katy Stricker was the daughter of Confederate General William Harrison Hamman. After the Civil War, General Hamman turned his attention to land and railroad speculation with limited success. He threw his hat into the Texas governor's race in 1878 and 1880 under the Greenback Party banner but lost both times. Hamman then became one of the principal backers of the Cherokee Land and Iron Co. just. . .

Nestled among large, shady oak trees in the center of a large city block, The Calvert Inn was built between 1904 and 1906, entirely of native cypress and is now in one of the states largest National Historic Districts. It was the home of the Pete Gibson Family, one of two brothers who owned the world's largest cotton gin. The home was remodeled in the 1920's and was enhanced by 1000 square feet of double gallery porches as well as Waterford and Baccarat crystal chandeliers. Porch swings, rockers, lush gardens complete with a charming koi pond and fountain in the front circle drive area, i. . .