The McNamara House was built in 1876 in the style known as Greek Revival with Victorian accents. The house was built for Mr. William J. McNamara, a local hide and cotton dealer, and his wife Mary Ann Buckley McNamara and their four daughters: Mary Ellen, Elizabeth, Margaret and Catherine. William McNamara emigrated from Ireland in the 1850’s to New York City, then on to Pennsylvania, Port Lavaca, and finally settled in Victoria.
Victorian era furniture, textiles, decorative arts & documents
social history
guided tours; lectures; films; concerts; organized education programs for children & adults; docent program; participatory exhibits; loan exhibitions; temporary exhibitions of your own collections.