Proctor-Vandenberge House

Located at 604 N. Craig in the northwest part of Victoria's original townsite, this two-story brick house began as a modest two-room dwelling in the mid-nineteenth century. It was enlarged in about the 1890s, then transformed in 1932 when Houston architect John Staub designed a new form for the Vandenberge family. The result is a Neoclassical Revival residence with a Georgian plan, a hip roof, and a symmetrical five-bay west facade. A two-story pedimented portico with full-length Doric columns shelters a small wrought-iron balcony. The round-arched entry has leaded and beveled glass, a fanlight transom, sidelights and fluted pilasters. Windows are wood double-hung sash with operable shutters, and a wrought-iron and brick pier fence and elaborate landscaping complete the setting. Several locally significant families lived here, but J. V. Vandenberge left the most lasting physical imprint. Staub's concern for formal arrangement of grand-scaled elements is evident, and the house was recognized primarily for its architecture. It remains a residence in good condition.