{"nrhp_refnum":"05001400","name":"Guerra, Fred and Nell Kain, House","other_names":["268"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"800 Blk. W Main","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rio Grande City","county":"Starr County","state":"TX","lat":26.382036387000028,"lon":-98.82936418199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-12-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story whitewashed brick Spanish Colonial Revival house with a one-story brick garage-apartment, built circa 1928 on the west edge of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, to designs by the firm Decker & Tanner of Mission.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style as handled by local Valley architects, and is eligible under Criterion C at the local level for architecture. It also reflects urban development along U.S. Highway 83 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. It was commissioned by Fred Guerra, a prominent local banker.","narrative":"Built around 1928 at the western entrance to Rio Grande City, this two-story whitewashed brick house was commissioned by banker Fred Guerra and designed by the Mission firm of Decker & Tanner in an eclectic Spanish Colonial Revival style. Its asymmetrical mass includes a porte cochere on the west, a flat-roofed portico on the east, a clay tile roof, wrought-iron balconies, lanterns and window grates. A one-story brick garage-apartment sits at the rear of the lot. The house was listed for its architecture at the local level, as a fine example of the style and as evidence of development along U.S. Highway 83 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Sited on a rise at a curve in the road, it served as a dignified gateway to town. The property has stood vacant for roughly fifty years, yet the mild climate has left the building largely original, with most brickwork, massing, roof tile and ironwork surviving.","period_of_significance":"c. 1928","architect_builder":"Decker & Tanner, Mission, TX","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Vacant and unmaintained for about fifty years; the house is largely intact with no alterations, though windows and some doors are lost and the garage is in poor but stable condition.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.912694-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/81/9699/40969981/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/05001400.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969981","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002740"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/starr-county/guerra-fred-and-nell-kain-house-05001400/"}