{"nrhp_refnum":"03000329","name":"Pomeroy Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"202 and 204 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.712242656000058,"lon":-95.21007144899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-05-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A pair of early 20th-century houses at 202 and 204 South Main Street in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas: a modified L-plan house built in 1908 by John Pomeroy and a Craftsman-style bungalow built next door by 1922. The property is now a city-owned house museum.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the homestead reflects Pasadena's growth from a small farming village into a major industrial city (Criterion A). It is tied to John and Anna Pomeroy, who were leaders in the town's institutions and its 1928 incorporation (Criterion B). The two houses are also rare, well-preserved examples of early domestic building types in the city (Criterion C).","narrative":"Two wood-frame houses at 202 and 204 South Main Street in Pasadena, Texas, make up the Pomeroy Homestead. John Pomeroy and two helpers built the modified L-plan house in the summer of 1908 from Louisiana pine shipped in by rail. It has a pyramidal roof with three projecting gables, porches front and back, and modest gingerbread trim on its public sides. By 1922, with a growing family, he had a front-gabled Craftsman bungalow built next door for his widowed mother, Anna. Both houses remain on their original lots, which is uncommon in the city. The property is considered significant for its link to Pasadena's shift from a farming village to an industrial city. John Pomeroy helped shape the town's commercial, religious, educational and governmental institutions, and Anna Pomeroy led the push for incorporation in 1928 to avoid annexation by Houston. The family donated the property to the city in 1986, and it now operates as a house museum.","period_of_significance":"1908-1952","architect_builder":"Pomeroy, John Edward","architectural_style":"Other/modified L-plan; Late 19th and Early 20th Century Movements/Bungalow","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Donated to the City of Pasadena in 1986 and maintained as a house museum; school district groups use it for social studies activities. The original floor plan was restored in the 1990s and the asbestos siding was removed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.142568-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/86/9723/40972386/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/03000329.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972386","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000194"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/pomeroy-homestead-03000329/"}