{"nrhp_refnum":"02001062","name":"Carson, Ira and Wilma, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1103 Avenue C","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ozona","county":"Crockett County","state":"TX","lat":30.710465750000026,"lon":-101.20073442099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Spanish Colonial Revival style private residence at 1103 Avenue C in Ozona, Crockett County, Texas, built in 1929 and designed by architect Leonard R. Mauldin.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be an especially fine example of Mediterranean and Spanish influences on 20th-century residential design in the American Southwest. It reflects the wealth that oil and gas leases brought to Crockett County ranching families in the late 1920s. It is also an early work of West Texas architect Leonard Mauldin, and it retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1929 on a corner lot just south of the Crockett County Courthouse, this two-story house at 1103 Avenue C in Ozona sits along a street once called \"Millionaire's Row.\" Ranchers Ira and Wilma Carson commissioned it in 1928 after oil and gas leases brought new income, hiring young architect Leonard R. Mauldin, who had trained in Southern California. His design draws on Spanish and Mediterranean village traditions, with irregular massing, arched openings, stucco over ceramic block walls, and a red ceramic tile roof. Little ornament is used; the effect depends on materials and the interplay of wings, a balcony, a stair tower and a porte cochere. The interior centers on a spiral stair and features arched openings and oak floors. Few changes have been made since construction, and the roof tiles were largely reused when replaced in 1999. The house is recognized for its architecture as a fine regional example of Mediterranean-influenced residential design.","period_of_significance":"1928","architect_builder":"Leonard R. Mauldin, Architect","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling and as a bed and breakfast; the roof was replaced in 1999 with most original tiles reused.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.879228-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/9716/40971605/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/02001062.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001062/4d3f890a6d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001062/4d3f890a6d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carson_house_ozona_2009.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carson_house_ozona_2009.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971605","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107323044"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/crockett-county/carson-ira-and-wilma-house-02001062/"}