{"nrhp_refnum":"78002887","name":"Rose, Maj. A. J., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Wm. Rose Way and Royal St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Salado","county":"Bell County","state":"TX","lat":30.94044298400007,"lon":-97.52937354999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Greek Revival wood-frame farmhouse and homestead on an 18-acre hillside site half a mile east of Salado, Bell County, Texas, built in 1870 by Major A. J. Rose. Outbuildings include a tool house, smokehouse and privy.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well-preserved example of vernacular Greek Revival farmhouse design, notable for its two-story front portico with full-height columns. It is also tied to Major Archibald Johnson Rose, a Texas pioneer and Confederate officer who held prominent state agricultural and fraternal posts. The house stayed in the Rose family for four generations, with many original furnishings preserved.","narrative":"Set on an eighteen-acre hillside half a mile east of Salado, this two-story Greek Revival farmhouse was built in 1870 by Major Archibald Johnson Rose, who moved to Bell County that year. The wood-frame house has a central hall plan, limestone end chimneys, lapped siding and an L-shaped form, with a later one-story stone kitchen at the east end. Its most striking feature is the two-story front portico, with paneled square posts, balustrades and a deep pediment. A tool house, smokehouse and privy survive, and many original furnishings remain, including Rose's office and woodworking tools. Rose was born in North Carolina, crossed to California in the Gold Rush, settled in Texas in 1857 and served as a Confederate officer. He later helped found the State Grange, served as a Grand Master of the Masons and was president of the board of the state agricultural college. Four generations of his descendants lived here until 1973.","period_of_significance":"1870","architect_builder":"A. J. Rose","architectural_style":"Greek Revival (vernacular)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and largely unaltered; in continuous use by the Rose family until 1973, with the new owner planning renovation.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.581503-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/9710/40971052/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/78002887.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971052","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999773"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bell-county/rose-maj-a-j-house-78002887/"}