Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, Nederland and Port Neches
Rustic and hacienda furniture for Beaumont and Port Arthur
In Orange's lumber boom, successful businessmen built elaborate late Victorian mansions, and in Beaumont the Spindletop gusher of 1901 set off an oil boom. Our San Antonio showroom is a little over five hours from Beaumont without traffic, so this guide covers what suits those houses and how to buy from a distance.
Beaumont
A house furnished in more than one style
Beaumont was an important lumber and rice-milling town before the Spindletop oil gusher of 1901 set off a boom, and with Port Arthur and Orange it forms the Golden Triangle. Its McFaddin-Ward House, designed in 1905 by Beaumont architect Henry Conrad Mauer, blends Victorian and Greek Revival styles with a strong French beaux-arts influence. The Handbook of Texas says the McFaddins decorated the interiors in a variety of styles, as was the fashion, drawing on Colonial Revival, French Louis XV and Renaissance Revival themes. The house has been on the National Register since 1971.
That is permission to let each room have its own voice. A copper-paneled wine cabinet can set the dining room, a carved armchair the study and a patina copper bed the bedroom, without turning the house into a matched set.
- Dining room: a wine cabinet or bar with carved or copper detail.
- Study or library: a carved armchair beside the desk.
- Bedroom: a copper-paneled bed and little else.
Orange, Port Arthur, Nederland and Port Neches
Around the Golden Triangle
Orange
Lumber brought Orange a late Victorian Golden Age, when 17 steam sawmills ran there. The W.H. Stark House, finished about 1894, is a 15-room Queen Anne house with Eastlake trim, 12-foot ceilings and 9-foot windows on most of the ground floor. Rooms like that can take a tall hutch or a hanging chandelier. Orange is about 312 miles away, five and a half hours without traffic.
Port Arthur
Arthur E. Stilwell began platting the city in 1895 and named it for himself. The Pompeiian Villa, built in 1900 as a winter home for barbed wire developer Isaac L. Ellwood, is listed in the National Register as Classical Revival, and its marker calls it the last remaining landmark of Stilwell's dream city. Port Arthur is about 295 miles away, roughly five hours and 20 minutes without traffic.
Nederland
Nederland was developed as part of Stilwell's railroad venture; Stilwell wanted a community for Dutch immigrants. George Rienstra settled first, and 40 others followed in November 1897. By 1990 the Dutch Windmill Museum and La Maison Acadienne stood side by side in Tex Ritter Park. Nederland is about 297 miles from the showroom, about five hours and 20 minutes without traffic.
Port Neches
Port Neches began as Grigsby's Bluff, a Neches River landing with a steam sawmill by 1856. A townsite on the new Kansas City railroad took the name Port Neches in 1902, and voters incorporated the town in 1927. The drive from Port Neches is about 295 miles, or five hours and 20 minutes without traffic.
Examples
Examples for tall rooms and mixed styles
Examples from our catalog. Our floor changes often, so a piece shown here may have sold. Ask us about any piece, and we'll confirm whether it's available and share pricing.
Hacienda Natural Copper Bar Hutch
A tall hutch with an arched crown and a hammered copper back behind two shelves, over copper-paneled drawers and doors.
See the listingTzalam Ornate Copper Wine Cabinet
Carved copper drawer fronts above two iron-grilled doors and a diamond lattice wine rack.
See the listingFloral Patina Copper Bed
Arched headboard and footboard set with green patina copper panels and carved floral scrollwork.
See the listingHand-Carved Armchair Red Guinda
A deeply carved leaf-scroll back, carved arms and a leather seat edged with large nailheads.
See the listingVeracruz Scrollwork Onyx Chandelier
An iron ring with scrolled arms and onyx cylinder shades hanging on short chains.
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From a distance
Shopping our showroom from here
Approximate drive times without traffic: Beaumont, a little over five hours; Port Arthur, Nederland and Port Neches, about five hours and 20 minutes; Orange, about five and a half hours. At that distance, do the looking from home first; the steps below show how.
Shortlist online
Browse by room and open any listing to ask about it.
Ask before you decide
Our showroom floor changes often. Ask us about any piece, and we'll confirm whether it's available and share pricing. Ask about each piece's dimensions too.
See it on a video call
We can schedule a FaceTime or video call to show you a piece before you order. Ask for a call when you ask about a piece.
Arrange shipping
We ship anywhere in the world. Shipping arrangements are handled directly with The Rustic Gallery after the sale.
Common questions from Beaumont and Port Arthur
How far is the showroom from Beaumont and Port Arthur?
About 287 miles from Beaumont and 295 from Port Arthur, five to five and a half hours without traffic. We have one showroom, on Loop 1604 in San Antonio.
Do you have a showroom in Beaumont and Port Arthur?
No. Our one showroom is at 1401 N. Loop 1604 W., Suite 100, San Antonio, TX 78258.
Can you ship to Beaumont and Port Arthur?
Yes. We ship anywhere in the world. Shipping arrangements are handled directly with The Rustic Gallery after the sale.
Can I see a piece before I buy it?
Yes. Visit the showroom, or ask for a FaceTime or video call and we will show you the piece before you order.
Which pieces suit a house with very tall ceilings?
Tall case pieces and hanging lights: a hutch, a tall wine cabinet or bookcase, a chandelier. Ask about each piece's height, and measure the ceiling and doorways, before you decide.
Are the pieces on this page available now?
Our showroom floor changes often. Ask us about any piece, and we'll confirm whether it's available and share pricing.
Questions about a piece?
Call us or ask on any listing. Our showroom is at 1401 N. Loop 1604 W., Suite 100, San Antonio, TX 78258, open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.