{"nrhp_refnum":"79002995","name":"Scott-Majors House","other_names":["Heritage House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"425 Chestnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Colorado City","county":"Mitchell County","state":"TX","lat":32.39094490900004,"lon":-100.86483846099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-02-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Communications"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story red brick house at 425 Chestnut Street in Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, erected in 1883 of locally made brick. It was originally built by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hodgson.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house was the first brick structure built in the booming railroad town of Colorado City. It is described as an example of vernacular Victorian architecture and the sole surviving representative of an important period in the town's history. It was also the home of cattleman and Fort Worth banker Winfield Scott, described as important to the development of north and west Texas.","narrative":"Built in 1883 of locally manufactured brick, this one-story house at 425 Chestnut Street was the first brick structure in Colorado City, a town founded in 1881 as a terminal for the Texas and Pacific Railroad. Its twelve rooms are arranged around a central hall, with decorative fireplaces in the parlor and dining room. Original Eastlake details included post columns with brackets, an encircling veranda, shutters and iron roof cresting; later remodeling removed or changed many of these, though the brickwork, ornamental chimneys and nineteenth-century brick sidewalks survive. The house was built by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hodgson and later bought by Winfield Scott, a cattleman and Fort Worth banker, who reportedly spent over $10,000 redecorating it. Jeweler J. P. Majors acquired it in 1898, and his family held it until 1966. A non-profit group bought it in 1977 intending to restore it. It is considered the sole remaining representative of the town's boom period.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Victorian (originally with Eastlake details)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied private residence in good condition but altered; owned by a non-profit that intends to restore it. Brickwork needs repointing and repair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.842654-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/58/9730/40973058/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/79002995.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002995/039ed65157-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002995/039ed65157-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scott_majors_house_2009.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scott_majors_house_2009.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973058","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott-Majors_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54871482"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/mitchell-county/scott-majors-house-79002995/"}