{"nrhp_refnum":"70000755","name":"Perry, Capt. William, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NW corner of Walnut and Clarksville Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jefferson","county":"Marion County","state":"TX","lat":32.760562597000046,"lon":-94.34700370599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-08-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Greek Revival townhouse in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, built about 1858 by Captain William Perry. It now sits at the northwest corner of Walnut and Clarksville Streets after being moved.","why_significant":"The nomination calls the house particularly outstanding for its architecture and one of Jefferson's finest two-story Greek Revival townhouses, an unusual type for Texas. Its side-hall plan, vertical proportions and deeply carved detailing recall Greek Revival homes of New England and the old Northwest Territory. It is also tied to Perry, a river-trade officer and owner of the Excelsior Hotel.","narrative":"Built around 1858 in the river port of Jefferson, Texas, this two-story frame house is a Greek Revival townhouse of a type uncommon in the state. It has a side-hall plan, an off-center front door beneath a small flat-roofed porch with square columns and pilasters, and a front-facing gable treated as a pediment. Clapboard siding, six-over-six windows, a five-panel door with a transom, and deeply carved moldings give it a vertical, richly detailed look that recalls Greek Revival houses in New England and the old Northwest Territory. Captain William Perry, a New Hampshire native and officer in the Jefferson river trade, built it and lived in Jefferson until his death in 1869. He was best known as owner of the Excelsior Hotel. The house was moved to its present corner in 1957 and incorporated into a funeral home, which kept the high ceilings, large rooms and antiques. It is recognized chiefly for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (c. 1858)","architect_builder":"Captain William Perry (builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent; altered and moved; occupied and used commercially as part of a funeral home.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.418338-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/22/9729/40972922/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/70000755.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"71000949","name":"Jefferson Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/jefferson-historic-district-71000949/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972922","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002268"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/marion-county/perry-capt-william-house-70000755/"}