{"nrhp_refnum":"05000244","name":"Lamar-Calder House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"915 Front St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Richmond","county":"Fort Bend County","state":"TX","lat":29.580303067000045,"lon":-95.75723580599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-03-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood frame house at 915 Front Street in Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas, built in 1860 by Henrietta Maffitt Lamar, widow of Texas Republic president Mirabeau B. Lamar, on 6.5 acres beside the Brazos River.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a good local example of a mid-19th century vernacular home with Greek Revival influences, listed under Criterion C for architecture. It is also the only remaining historic structure on Mirabeau B. Lamar's plantation estate. It retains a high degree of integrity after a recent restoration.","narrative":"Built in 1860 on the banks of the Brazos River in Richmond, Texas, this two-story wood frame house is the only surviving structure from the plantation estate of Mirabeau B. Lamar, third president of the Republic of Texas. Construction began in January 1860, shortly after Lamar's death, and was carried out by his widow, Henrietta Maffitt Lamar. The house has a hall-and-parlor plan, a side gable roof with two front dormers, and a full-width porch on six box columns with double brackets, a Greek Revival feature. Lamar's daughter Loretto and her husband S.D. Calder later lived there, and the property passed through several owners, including the Hendee family, who held it for much of the twentieth century. A kitchen addition at the rear was rebuilt during a recent restoration, which used the tax credit program. The house now serves as a law office. It was listed for its architecture, as a good local example of a simple vernacular farmhouse with modest Greek Revival influences.","period_of_significance":"1860","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival (vernacular with Greek Revival influences)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Restored through the tax credit program after purchase in 2002; now used as a law office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.250821-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/9719/40971966/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/05000244.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000244/055f7473a7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000244/055f7473a7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lamar_calder_house_2008.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lamar_calder_house_2008.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971966","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar%E2%80%93Calder_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38251939"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/fort-bend-county/lamar-calder-house-05000244/"}