Victorian architecture. Built 1892 by grocer J. C. Thompson L4 (1836-1905) of brick from the Calavaros kiln near Elmendorf. ?? Upstairs in 1892 was law office of Lon C. Hill, who later founded Harlingen. Afterward on second floor was "Beeville Light Guard" armory. Acquired in 1910 by Eureka Telephone Company, building was communications headquarters (1912-1920) for Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone and then for Southwestern Bell until 1957.