{"nrhp_refnum":"82004524","name":"U.S. Weather Bureau Building","other_names":["Old Weather Bureau"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1482 N. 1st St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Abilene","county":"Taylor County","state":"TX","lat":32.45907871800006,"lon":-99.73899516599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Science","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick weather office with attached living quarters at 1482 N. 1st Street, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, completed in 1909 for the U.S. Weather Bureau. It sits at the northeast corner of N. 1st and Beech Streets.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of the oldest buildings in Abilene and one of four surviving examples of twenty weather bureau buildings the federal government built between 1909 and 1914. It combines finely crafted classical details with a local interpretation of Neo-Georgian style. It also reflects the early days of weather reporting as a science and Abilene's shift from range country to a profitable agricultural area.","narrative":"Completed in 1909 at a cost of $15,176, this two-story red brick building at 1482 N. 1st Street in Abilene served as the city's permanent weather office and as a residence for the weather director's family. Measuring 42 by 32 feet, it has a high exposed basement, a symmetrical south facade, a classical porch with Doric and Ionic columns, a flat roof and a wooden observation tower. Inside, original mantels, moldings and leaded glass survive. It was one of twenty weather bureau buildings the federal government built between 1909 and 1914, and one of only four that remain. The W. H. Green family moved in during January 1910, and weather staff lived there until 1946. Later the building held storage for government agencies, then a business college until 1975, and then offices. Added air conditioning, wiring, plumbing and lowered ceilings have not seriously harmed its character. It is also one of the last reminders of a once-residential neighborhood west of downtown.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1909)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical Revival / Georgian Revival (Neo-Georgian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and occupied, with some alterations; used as office space, and the owner planned renovation for offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.498189-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/9735/40973578/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/82004524.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004524/a706dc0564-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004524/a706dc0564-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Weather_Bureau_Building_Abilene_Texas.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:Old_Weather_Bureau_Building_Abilene_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973578","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107320205"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/taylor-county/u-s-weather-bureau-building-82004524/"}