{"nrhp_refnum":"78003298","name":"McNeil, Marcellus, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1809 Wilson","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bastrop","county":"Bastrop County","state":"TX","lat":30.12058112300008,"lon":-97.32268191199995,"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 one-story wood frame Greek Revival house at 1809 Wilson Street in Bastrop, Texas, dated to 1890, with a pedimented portico over the central door and a rear ell wing.","why_significant":"It was the home of Marcellus McNeil, described as one of the early settlers of Bastrop. McNeil owned farmland in and around Bastrop and in Piney Creek, and also owned a commercial building across from the courthouse. He is described as one of the most prosperous Black men in Bastrop.","narrative":"This one-story wood frame house at 1809 Wilson Street in Bastrop, Texas, dates to about 1890 and reflects Greek Revival design. A pedimented portico shelters the central door, which is flanked by windows with six-over-six lights. An ell wing at the rear has windows with four-over-four lights, and later rear additions were noted. The roof is covered with tin shingles. The house was built as a residence and is associated with Marcellus McNeil, described as one of the early settlers of Bastrop. McNeil owned farmland in and around Bastrop and in Piney Creek. He also owned a commercial building across from the county courthouse, which he rented to Dr. Grimes, a Black doctor, as well as to a grocery and lodges. He is described as one of the most prosperous Black men in Bastrop. At the time of the 1976 survey the house was vacant and in poor condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Recorded in 1976 as vacant and in poor physical condition, with rear additions.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.296752-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/9681/40968115/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/78003298.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968115","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001448"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bastrop-county/mcneil-marcellus-house-78003298/"}