{"nrhp_refnum":"03000970","name":"Dubina Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by FM 1383 and Cty Rd. 480","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dubina","county":"Fayette County","state":"TX","lat":29.729055981500068,"lon":-96.83578644639894,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-09-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["European","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural historic district in Dubina, Fayette County, Texas, centered on Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church (built 1909-1911), its cemetery, and the 1936 KJZT Hall #6, in a community founded by Czech Moravian immigrants.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant under Criterion A for Czech ethnic heritage, as the social and cultural center of a Czech Catholic rural settlement founded in 1856. It is also significant under Criterion C for its architecture, including the Carpenter Gothic church and the neobaroque-fronted social hall. It retains a high degree of integrity in buildings and rural setting.","narrative":"Dubina is a small rural community in southeastern Fayette County, Texas, settled by Czech Moravian immigrants who arrived in late 1856 and sheltered under a grove of oaks beside the Navidad River. The historic district preserves its core: Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, its cemetery, and KJZT Hall #6. The wood-frame church, built by parishioners between 1909 and 1911 to a design by San Antonio architect Leo Dielmann, is Carpenter Gothic in style, with a central bell tower, pointed-arch openings and stenciled interior painting that parishioners restored in the 1980s. The 1936 social hall has a curved neobaroque front and a 1970s addition. The cemetery holds graves from the 19th century onward, many with Czech inscriptions. Fifteen acres of native prairie, the Fayette Grasslands, and mature oak groves complete the setting. The church, cemetery and hall remain in use, and the surrounding land is still largely agricultural.","period_of_significance":"1866-1953","architect_builder":"unknown (the church is described in the text as designed by San Antonio architect Leo Dielmann and built by congregation members)","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival; Bungalow/Craftsman; Other: Neobaroque","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The church, cemetery and KJZT social hall are all described as active and in current use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.907872-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/60/9719/40971960/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/03000970.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971960","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999700"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/fayette-county/dubina-historic-district-03000970/"}