Marker Inscription
Architecture
Historic Place
Idle Hours
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About this site
Idle Hours is a historic place in Beaumont, Jefferson County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 6 historic places documented in Jefferson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 137 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0689, -94.0993 near Beaumont. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hinchee House (historic place), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Chaison, Jean Baptiste, Bishop's Garden, and Saint Anthony's Cathedral.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2078002961. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Idle Hours is a Neoclassical mansion in Beaumont built about 1903 during the Spindletop oil boom, a symbol of turn-of-the-century wealth with mahogany paneling and Gilded Age interiors. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 78002961) and later became a private residence known locally as Bienvenu Manor.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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