{"nrhp_refnum":"03000808","name":"Durst-Taylor House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"304 North St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nacogdoches","county":"Nacogdoches County","state":"TX","lat":31.605785360000027,"lon":-94.65495551999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-08-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A story-and-a-half Greek Revival frame house at 304 North Street in Nacogdoches, Texas, built circa 1835 on a site first settled by Andres de Acosta. Joseph Durst most likely designed it.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare surviving example in Nacogdoches of a Deep South Anglo-influenced frame dwelling from the late Mexican or early Republic period, when most local homes were log cabins or palisado construction. It is listed under Criterion C for architecture at the local level. The site also carries associations with the Spanish, Mexican, Republic, statehood, Confederate and American periods.","narrative":"Built around 1835 at 304 North Street in Nacogdoches, this story-and-a-half frame house follows a modified hall-and-parlor plan in the Greek Revival style. It has clapboard siding, two brick end chimneys, paired front doors set off-center, shuttered nine-over-six windows and a Louisiana-style roof covering a front porch. The form suggests Joseph Durst, who owned the property from 1826 to 1836 and came from Natchitoches, Louisiana, was most likely its designer. The house was built when most local homes were log cabins or adobe-and-post palisados, which makes it a rare survivor. The site was first settled by Andres de Acosta, linking it to the Spanish era. Later owners included Texas Republic figures and the Taylor family, who held it for more than a century. Dormers added in the early twentieth century were removed during a 1990s restoration. The City of Nacogdoches now owns the house and is establishing a museum there.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1835-1850","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Nacogdoches and restored to a mid-19th century appearance; being developed as a museum. It had been empty for some years by the late 1980s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.431432-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/70/9730/40973070/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/03000808.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000808/46df634c3b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000808/46df634c3b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Rwminix","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DurstTaylor1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Rwminix</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DurstTaylor1.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"08000478","name":"Nacogdoches Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/nacogdoches-downtown-historic-district-08000478/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973070","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107321749"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/nacogdoches-county/durst-taylor-house-03000808/"}