Pitt House

PITT HOUSE ARTHUR PITT OF ENGLAND ARRIVED IN GALVESTON, TEXAS IN 1909 WHERE HE FOUND WORK AT A CITRUS NURSERY. PITT MOVED TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN 1918 WHERE HE FOUNDED A CITRUS TREE BUSINESS THAT HE RAN FOR SIXTY YEARS. IN 1930, PITT AND HIS WIFE, EVELYN ROPER PITT, CONTRACTED E. GUY HOLLIDAY, AN ARCHITECT WHO HAD WORKED WITH TROST & TROST IN EL PASO, TO DESIGN A HOME FOR THE FAMILY. THE HOUSE FEATURES TRADITIONAL SPANISH REVIVAL ELEMENTS, SUCH AS AN ASYMMETRICAL FLOOR PLAN, LOW-PITCHED TILE ROOF, HALF-ROUND ARCHES, AND ORNATE TILE. IT ALSO INCLUDES EUROPEAN DESIGN ELEMENTS, SUCH AS CUSTOM-MADE TILE PATTERNS AND A PRE-CAST CONCRETE CROSS-PATTERN IN THE FOYER WINDOW THAT REFLECT PITT’S BRITISH HERITAGE.