The Ace of Clubs House is one of the strangest pieces of domestic architecture in the South: an octagonal Italianate villa whose floor plan, viewed from above, traces the suit of clubs. Three of the rooms project from a central hall like the leaves of a clover; a long rear extension forms the stem.
The house is now run as a museum by the Texarkana Museums System, furnished in period with original Draughon family pieces. Tours run a few times a day and last about 45 minutes. Even from the outside, the unusual silhouette and red-brick gables are worth a detour.