{"nrhp_refnum":"78003263","name":"Fowler-Jenkins House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1302 Pecan","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bastrop","county":"Bastrop County","state":"TX","lat":30.113779457000078,"lon":-97.31765114999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1.5-story wood frame Victorian cottage at 1302 Pecan Street in Bastrop, Texas, built in 1906 by local builder J.P. Fowler, Jr. It was later moved to its present location.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as representative of the work of J.P. Fowler, who was a local builder in and around Bastrop in the early 1900s. It is also described as a fine example of a Bastrop Victorian cottage. Hartford Jenkins, who held various public positions, bought it in 1912.","narrative":"Located at 1302 Pecan Street in Bastrop, this 1.5-story wood frame Victorian cottage was built in 1906 by local builder J.P. Fowler, Jr. It has a composition roof and retains embossed ceilings in four rooms, along with a portico. Alterations include removal of an original cupola tower, and a front porch is noted as moved in 1918. The house itself was moved to its current site. In 1912 Fowler sold it to Hartford Jenkins, Sr., who held various public positions. Fowler was active as a builder in and around Bastrop in the early 1900s, and the house is considered representative of his work and a fine example of a Bastrop Victorian cottage. Its original use was as a residence, and it is still used that way today. The recorded physical condition is good. These qualities of local craftsmanship, surviving interior detail and continuous domestic use form the basis for its listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"J.P. Fowler, Jr.","architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as good; the house is still used as a residence. The cupola has been removed and the house was moved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.598222-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/9681/40968127/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/78003263.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003263/e12152fa7b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003263/e12152fa7b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fowler-Jenkins_House,_Bastrop,_Texas.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fowler-Jenkins_House,_Bastrop,_Texas.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968127","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001533"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bastrop-county/fowler-jenkins-house-78003263/"}