{"nrhp_refnum":"07000494","name":"Eagle Lake Commercial Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"100-416 E. Main St., 101-108 W. Main St., 101-124 Commerce St., 101-201 N. McCarty Ave., 100-203 E. Post Office St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Eagle Lake","county":"Colorado County","state":"TX","lat":29.58811425500005,"lon":-96.33299176198548,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-06-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A downtown commercial historic district of about 10 blocks in Eagle Lake, Colorado County, Texas, built along Main Street and around the public square. It holds 39 resources, 35 of them contributing, mostly brick one- and two-part commercial blocks dating from the early 1900s.","why_significant":"The district is a largely intact small-town business district that reflects Eagle Lake's growth as a railroad terminus and junction in agriculturally rich coastal plains. It is nominated locally under Criterion A for Commerce and Community Planning and Development, and under Criterion C for Architecture. Its buildings show Beaux Arts and Italian Renaissance influences and represent three building periods between 1903 and 1958.","narrative":"Downtown Eagle Lake, Texas, is a ten-block commercial district centered on Main Street and the public square, about halfway between Austin and Houston. Its 39 buildings are mostly one- and two-story attached brick commercial blocks, with corbelled parapets, arched windows, dentil bands and some cast-iron storefront columns. Many date from 1903-04 and from 1911-13, and there are later additions such as the 1926 Italian Renaissance revival Old City Hall, a 1938 service station, and a 1958 bank. The district grew because three railroad lines met just east of town, and the Southern Pacific Depot, the only wooden building left, recalls that role. Several larger buildings, including the Hughs buildings, the Masonic Lodge and the Baring-Hughs Building, show Beaux Arts symmetry and Italian Renaissance detail. The district was recognized locally for its commerce, community development and architecture, and for keeping the look of an early twentieth-century rural Texas business center. Thirty-five of its 39 resources contribute to that character.","period_of_significance":"1903-1958","architect_builder":"Charles H. Page (Old City Hall, 1926; contractor W.O. Stephenson); Sanguinet, Stoats, & Barnes of Houston (Masonic Lodge); George Keith (Hughs-Griffith Building)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance; Commercial Style; Mission; Beaux Arts influences; Post-War Modern","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still an active commercial and civic area. Uses include hotel, financial institution, specialty stores, city hall, post office, fire station and meeting hall. Most storefronts have been updated, but the district keeps a high level 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 02:54:23.658135-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/9715/40971540/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/07000494.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000494/be38054e5a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000494/be38054e5a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aeaglelake.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971540","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999882"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/colorado-county/eagle-lake-commercial-historic-district-07000494/"}