{"nrhp_refnum":"72001365","name":"Los Nogales","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S. River and E. Live Oak Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Seguin","county":"Guadalupe County","state":"TX","lat":29.566172289000065,"lon":-97.96342147099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-03-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A restored small one-story cottage at the northeast corner of South River and East Live Oak Streets in Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas, with cement-finished walls reputed to be sun-dried brick, built before 1765 by an unknown builder.","why_significant":"It is described as the oldest house in Seguin and was a station stop on the Old Spanish Trail (Camino Real) by 1765. Juan Seguin used it as a post office in 1825, and surveyor Ben McCulloch made it his home in 1838 while surveying the Seguin townsite.","narrative":"Los Nogales is a small one-story cottage at the northeast corner of South River and East Live Oak Streets in Seguin, Texas. Its walls, finished in cement, are reputed to be sun-dried brick beneath. A board-and-batten lean-to sits at the rear, the gables are covered with horizontal siding, and the roof is cedar shingle. Solid paneled shutters cover the windows, and an unusual chimney rises at the rear corner, probably serving the kitchen. The house is recognized as the oldest in Seguin. Its builder is unknown, but by 1765 it served as a station stop on the Old Spanish Trail, also called the Old San Antonio Road or Camino Real. Juan Seguin, for whom the town is named, used it as a post office in 1825. Surveyor Ben McCulloch lived there in 1838 while surveying the townsite, and pioneers moved in by 1840. The Seguin Conservation Society began restoration in 1953, and the house became a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1962.","period_of_significance":"before 1765","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as restored, in good condition, and used as a museum; the form checks both occupied and unoccupied status boxes.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.523405-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/9722/40972209/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/72001365.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001365/c5d7806029-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001365/c5d7806029-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Los_nogales_2012.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:Los_nogales_2012.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972209","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Nogales","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14710982"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/guadalupe-county/los-nogales-72001365/"}