Beevillebr/Bee County, Texasbr/28 24.120' N 97 44.922' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of Corpus Christi Street and Saint Marys Street. Go 1/2 block west on Corpus Christi Street. The building is on the right (north) side of the road.br/ br/Text: Victorian architecture. Built 1892 by grocer J.C. Thompson (1836-1905) of brick from Calavaros Kiln near Elmendorf. Upstairs in 1892 was law office of Lon C. Hill, who later founded Harlingen. Afterward on second floor was quot;Beeville Light Guardquot; Armory. Acquired in 1910 by Eureka Telephone Company, was communications headquarters (1912-20) for Southwestern Telegraph amp; Telephone Company, and then for Southwestern Bell until 1957.