{"nrhp_refnum":"78003302","name":"Elzner House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"800 Main","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bastrop","county":"Bastrop County","state":"TX","lat":30.108459080000046,"lon":-97.31999421699999,"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 frame Victorian house at 800 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, built about 1890 by P.O. Elzner, a German immigrant and local businessman, on land beside the Colorado River.","why_significant":"The form describes it as one of the most outstanding Victorian homes in Bastrop. It is classed as a transitional house, built as builders moved away from Greek Revival motifs toward Victorian styling. It also housed three generations of the Elzner family.","narrative":"Built around 1890 at 800 Main Street in Bastrop, this one-story frame house was constructed by P.O. Elzner, a German immigrant and prominent local businessman who lived there until his death in 1918. The L-shaped house has a curved front portico with turned columns, delicate valance detailing, a dentil cornice and a small mansard roof. Tall two-over-two windows and steamboat-style gingerbread mark it as Victorian, though its plan and moldings still carry Greek Revival influence, making it a transitional design. Inside, floors of locally milled pine are three layers thick, and the handworked front door has cut glass in blue, amber and white. Cedar trunks of varying lengths serve as piers on the sloping site. Three generations of the Elzner family lived here. Later owners restored it, adding bathrooms and a deck while matching the original siding and trim. It is recognized as one of the finest Victorian homes in Bastrop.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"P.O. Elzner","architectural_style":"Victorian (transitional from Greek Revival)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition listed as good; restored in the late 1960s and 1970s with rear additions and added bathrooms.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.761399-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/37/9681/40968137/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/78003302.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003302/8ecb8586f1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003302/8ecb8586f1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elzner_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:Elzner_House,_Bastrop,_Texas.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968137","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001500"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bastrop-county/elzner-house-78003302/"}