{"nrhp_refnum":"82004523","name":"Barnard's Mill","other_names":["Old Marks-English Hospital"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"307 SW Barnard St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Glen Rose","county":"Somervell County","state":"TX","lat":32.23176852600005,"lon":-97.75665226499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex of stone buildings in Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas, centered on a three-story limestone flour and grist mill built in 1860 by Charles E. Barnard on the west bank of the Paluxy River. A cotton gin wing (1895) and a 1940s hospital annex were added later.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the mill is a rare, intact example of mid-19th century vernacular stone industrial architecture with excellent craftsmanship. It is also tied to the settlement and early industry of Somervell County and Central Texas. Its builder, Charles Barnard, was a pioneer trader and figure in Texas Indian affairs.","narrative":"Barnard's Mill is a complex of stone buildings in Glen Rose, Texas, on the west bank of the Paluxy River. Its core is a three-story flour and grist mill completed in 1860 by Charles E. Barnard, a pioneer trader. The building is made of native limestone and hand-hewn oak timbers hauled from East Texas. Walls on the third story are twenty-eight inches thick and have small loopholes for rifles. A cotton gin wing was added in 1895, and a hospital annex was built in the early 1940s when the property became a hospital, a use that continued until 1972. The third-floor room hosted community social events and the area's first Masonic lodge. The mill is considered a rare intact example of mid-19th century vernacular industrial construction. It is also associated with the settlement and commerce of Somervell County. After a 1979 purchase, the interior was restored for residential use while the exterior remained largely unaltered.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Charles E. Barnard, Builder","architectural_style":"Vernacular or provincial industrial architecture","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a hospital until it was vacated in 1972; purchased in 1979 and restored as a residence, with the owner hoping to open it as a museum. Form lists it as occupied, with work in progress.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.460899-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/67/9733/40973367/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/82004523.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004523/327e21e92d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004523/327e21e92d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BarnardsMill1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</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:BarnardsMill1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973367","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard%27s_Mill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4861408"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/somervell-county/barnards-mill-82004523/"}