Palacios in Matagorda County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Cates-Price House
Photographed by James Hulse, March 11, 2021
1. Cates-Price House Marker
John T. and Opal Cates Price arrived in Palacios in 1906 and were soon joined by Opal's parents, Reuben and Lula Cates. They purchased adjoining lots, and by 1910 Architect Winn Wood had designed companion homes for the two couples. The Prices sold their house within the decade and moved next door to the Cates house. Though the craftsmen bungalow was a dominant style of the early 20th century, this example is unusual in its side-gabled roof and second story with dormers and veranda. It was a showplace and hosted such guest as former Texas Gov. Pat Neff, who dined here weeks before John Price's accidental drowning death in July 1921. The home was the unofficial Camp Hulen Officers' Club during World War ll. Mrs. Price and Mrs Cates lived here until 1946.
Erected 1998 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12061.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1921.
Location. 28° 41.963′ N, 96° 13.042′ W. Marker is in Palacios, Texas, in Matagorda County. It is at the intersection of South Bay Boulevard and 5th Street, on the
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Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Legacy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hotel Fence Wrap Exhibit (about 300 feet away); What's the Plan? / Current Progress (about 300 feet away); Sold! (about 300 feet away); Sharing Our Story (about 300 feet away); Whose land was this? (about 300 feet away); It Took a Village (about 300 feet away); Shanghai Pierce's Bull Pasture (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palacios.
Regarding Cates-Price House. John Price's Accidental Drowning - "Bathers Perish When Caught in Undertow 3 Bodies Recovered" ; Last Day of Palacios Encampment Brings Disaster to Young People Delegates From Breckenridge - Party Of 31 Were Sailing on Matagorda Bay - Three are Snatched From Death by Heroic Efforts. ; Houston Post Special. PALACIOS, Texas, July 21.-Eight persons were drowned and three others near death were rescued when 16 delegates to the Baptist Young People's Union annual encampment at Palacios, forming a bathing party were caught in the undertow of the gulf at the mouth of Greens bayou, 22 miles from Palacios, at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The bathers
Photographed by James Hulse, March 11, 2021
2. Cates-Price House and Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, March 11, 2021
3. The view of the Cates-Price House from the road
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 870 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on February 11, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 19, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
