{"nrhp_refnum":"04001173","name":"Gazebo for James Richard Marmion","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"1214 County Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sweeny","county":"Brazoria County","state":"TX","lat":29.043069470000034,"lon":-95.64471932699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-10-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A concrete gazebo sculpted to resemble wood, on a small man-made island in a pond on the James Richard Marmion estate near Sweeny, Brazoria County, Texas. Sculptor Dionicio Rodriguez made it around 1926.","why_significant":"It is nominated under Criterion C in the area of Art as an outstanding example of the work of sculptor Dionicio Rodriguez. The form calls it one of his best pieces, with a very high level of craftsmanship and attention to detail. Its design is compared to the kiosk bandstands common in Mexican towns.","narrative":"Concrete made to look like wood defines this gazebo on the Marmion estate, about two miles east of Sweeny, Texas, near the San Bernard River. It sits on the southernmost of three small man-made islands in a pond. Sculptor Dionicio Rodriguez created it around 1926 for James Richard Marmion's weekend retreat, along with a rustic table and two benches. Eight concrete tree trunks, each with a different bark texture, support an octagonal palapa roof of three straw-like layers topped by a small glass-paned lantern. The structure is 9 feet in diameter, with a log railing, planed-log flooring and faux log steps, and a base faced with cement boulders. It was listed for its artistic value as an outstanding example of Rodriguez's work. The nomination notes similar gazebos at a retreat in Comfort and a home in Beaumont, and links the design to Mexican kiosk bandstands.","period_of_significance":"c.1926","architect_builder":"Dionicio Rodriguez","architectural_style":"Faux bois sculpture","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function are both recreation and culture, as a work of art and landscape gazebo. Remnants of old electric wiring remain in the ceiling.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.990121-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/11/9684/40968411/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/04001173.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001173/239022282c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001173/239022282c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gazebo_for_Richard_James_Marmion2_(1_of_1).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gazebo_for_Richard_James_Marmion2_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968411","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001694"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/brazoria-county/gazebo-for-james-richard-marmion-04001173/"}