{"nrhp_refnum":"78003275","name":"Kohler-McPhaul House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1901 Pecan","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bastrop","county":"Bastrop County","state":"TX","lat":30.12116152200008,"lon":-97.31766874299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1.5-story wood frame house at 1901 Pecan Street in Bastrop, Texas, built in 1852-53 in a Pioneer German style. It was originally a residence.","why_significant":"The nomination points to its unique architectural style, as the only house in Bastrop showing German-influenced proportions. It is also tied to a Black family, the McPhauls, who bought it around the turn of the century. Annie McPhaul was one of the first teachers at the Piney (Negro) School, and her daughter was also a schoolteacher.","narrative":"Built in 1852-53 at 1901 Pecan Street in Bastrop, this 1.5-story wood frame house reflects German building traditions. It has a central door flanked by two windows, a single-room width, an inset front gallery, a steeply pitched roof, square chamfered columns, six-over-six windows, windows in the gable ends and a rear ell. Local recording describes it as the only house in Bastrop with German-influenced proportions. Some changes have occurred over time, including an enclosed rear porch and a removed chimney, and the roof is now tin. The house also has a social history. A Black family, the McPhauls, bought it around the turn of the twentieth century. Annie McPhaul was among the first teachers at the Piney (Negro) School, and her daughter also worked as a schoolteacher. The combination of an unusual architectural type and its connection to local Black education supports its place among Bastrop's recognized historic properties. It sits north of the railroad, facing west on Pecan Street.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Pioneer German","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as altered: the rear porch was enclosed and the chimney removed. The roof is tin.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.628735-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/93/9680/40968093/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/78003275.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968093","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001419"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bastrop-county/kohler-mcphaul-house-78003275/"}