{"nrhp_refnum":"80004075","name":"Jureczki House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"607 Cypress St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bandera","county":"Bandera County","state":"TX","lat":29.72042100300007,"lon":-99.07558244799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-01-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story plastered limestone house at 607 Cypress Street in Bandera, Texas, reportedly built in 1876 by Polish emigrant Frank Jureczki, with Alsatian-influenced design.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of indigenous Polish pioneer architecture in central Texas. Frank Jureczki was the only one of Bandera's original sixteen Polish pioneer families to build such a fine two-story residence. The house held a store and saloon that became a major gathering place for the Polish community, across from St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.","narrative":"Jureczki House is a two-story plastered limestone building at 607 Cypress Street in Bandera, Texas. It was reportedly built in 1876 by Frank Jureczki, a Polish emigrant who arrived in Bandera in 1855. The rectangular house has a central hallway, a two-story porch on cedar pillars, six-over-six windows with louvered shutters, and a rear wooden shed. Its design shows Alsatian influences similar to the architecture of Castroville, and its simple form was adapted to Texas materials and climate. Jureczki was the only member of the original sixteen Polish founding families to build such a fine two-story home in a community of log cabins and modest stone cottages. The first floor housed a store and saloon across from St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, and it became a popular gathering place for Bandera's Polish community. Jureczki descendants lived in the house into the 1950s. The rear shed and floors were later rebuilt, but most original features remain.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1876)","architect_builder":"Unknown (built reportedly by Frank Jureczki; builder not recorded)","architectural_style":"Alsatian-influenced Polish pioneer architecture","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition; in use as a private residence and vacation home, with the rear shed rebuilt and floors replaced.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.669409-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/9710/40971024/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/80004075.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004075/e404d8ff29-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004075/e404d8ff29-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jureczki_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:Jureczki_house_2009.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971024","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jureczki_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54871499"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bandera-county/jureczki-house-80004075/"}