{"nrhp_refnum":"04000896","name":"Good, Isham Jones, Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"13401 Evergreen Way","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Hays County","state":"TX","lat":30.156836149500066,"lon":-97.33775326717026,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-08-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural homestead historic district on about eight and a half acres off Nutty Brown Road near Bear Creek in northern Hays County, Texas, settled in the early 1850s by Isham Jones Good. It includes a ca. 1860 creamery, a ca. 1853 cistern, a gravesite, an old roadbed and a ca. 1930 horse barn.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the homestead holds some of the earliest historic-period resources in western Hays County, tied to Good's pioneer settlement along Bear Creek. The hand-chiseled limestone creamery and cistern are cited as outstanding examples of early pioneer craftsmanship. It is listed under Criterion A for Exploration and Settlement and Criterion C for Architecture.","narrative":"This eight-and-a-half-acre homestead in northern Hays County, Texas, was once part of a larger tract settled in the early 1850s by Isham Jones Good, a Texas War for Independence veteran and early Caldwell County figure. Good was among a small group of pioneers who settled along Bear Creek. Five of the seven resources contribute to the district: a ca. 1860 one-room limestone creamery with built-in troughs for spring water, a ca. 1853 bell-shaped limestone cistern about 50 feet deep, Good's rock-walled grave from 1866, traces of an old road, and a ca. 1930 horse barn. The original family house was demolished, and a 1998 limestone ranch house and a 1999 barn and corrals are noncontributing. The hand-chiseled stonework is described as remarkable for western Hays County in the 1850s. The property was listed for its association with early settlement and for its pioneer architecture, and it retains a high degree of integrity.","period_of_significance":"1852-1954","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Other","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current functions are listed as vacant/not in use, along with barn, grave and road. A modern 1998 house and a 1999 barn and corrals on the parcel are noncontributing.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.104705-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/9695/40969573/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/04000896.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969573","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/hays-county/good-isham-jones-homestead-04000896/"}