{"nrhp_refnum":"03001414","name":"Gonzales Memorial Museum and Amphitheater Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"414 Smith St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gonzales","county":"Gonzales County","state":"TX","lat":29.512911656000057,"lon":-97.44061120190129,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-01-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A public memorial complex at 414 Smith Street in Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas, built in 1936-37 of Texas limestone in the Art Deco style. It includes a two-room museum building, an amphitheater with a stage building, a reflecting pool and a bronze and granite monument.","why_significant":"The complex was one of the premier projects of the Texas Centennial, honoring Gonzales's role in the Texas Revolution. It sits on a public boulevard platted in 1832 and continues the town's early community planning. It is also a good example of Art Deco and Moderne architecture and art, designed by noted architects and artists. It is significant at the state level.","narrative":"On the east side of Gonzales, Texas, a limestone museum, an amphitheater seating 500, a reflecting pool and a bronze monument sit within a public boulevard that dates to the town's 1832 plat. Built for the 1936 Texas Centennial and dedicated in October 1937, the Art Deco complex honors Gonzales's part in the Texas Revolution, including the Old Eighteen who defied Mexican troops and the Immortal Thirty-Two who died at the Alamo. Phelps and Dewees designed the museum, Page and Southerland the monument, Raoul Josset the bronze sculpture, and J.B. Winn, Jr. the interior murals. State and Public Works Administration funds paid for construction, at a final cost of about $68,000. The museum originally housed a public library as well, which left in 1972. The buildings keep their original materials, fixtures and furnishings. The complex is significant for its Centennial commemoration, its continuation of early community planning and its Art Deco design.","period_of_significance":"1937-38","architect_builder":"Phelps and Dewees, architects; Page and Southerland, architects; Josset, Raoul, sculptor; Winn, James Buchanan, Jr., muralist","architectural_style":"Modern Movement/Art Deco","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a museum, owned and maintained by the City of Gonzales; retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.602179-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/53/9721/40972153/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/03001414.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001414/96dc874d2c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001414/96dc874d2c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gonzales_Memorial_Museum_and_Amphitheater.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</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:Gonzales_Memorial_Museum_and_Amphitheater.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972153","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999706"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/gonzales-county/gonzales-memorial-museum-and-amphitheater-historic-district-03001414/"}