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In 1995 Bill Hammond Norton, the great-grandson of one of the early owners, Fannie Lee Hammond, took on the restoration of this magnificant old house. Check out some of the before and after pictures.

What makes the Hammond House special? Well...

Listed in the National Register - 1970
Centerpiece of the National Register's Calvert Historic District
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968
Featured property in the Texas Historical Commission's Texas Preservation Trust Fund brochures for both 2000 and 2001
Featured on HGTV's "If Walls Could Talk" (Jailhouse Mystery)

As a bed and breakfast it offers these excellent features:

Location:

34 miles from College Station, Texas A&M (2009 football schedule), Messina Hof Winery, and the George Bush Presidential Library
Mid-point between Dallas and Houston
Less than three hours from most of Texas' major population and economic centers (Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio)
Set in the residential heart of Calvert

Rooms:

4 large bedrooms each with a private bath and one with a kitchenette
2 large bedrooms with a shared bath (ADA compliant).
A large downstairs room for receptions, murder mysteries, etc.

Sits on an entire city block (2.1 acres) - perfect for wedding receptions, reunions, etc.
Grounds include a historic gazebo and historic carriage house
Backs up to a beautiful historic cemetery

Click Here to see some Before and After Pictures.

If you'd like to stay in one of the most unusual buildings in Texas, or if you would like to arrange for a wedding, reunion or other special event, give us a call at (979)364-2201, or email us at stay@thehammondhouse.com.

Bill Hammond Norton
Owner, Hammond House
(979)364-2201