{"nrhp_refnum":"82004526","name":"Sampson, George W., House","other_names":["Sampson-Nalle House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1003 Rio Grande","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.273774799000023,"lon":-97.74794154999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story limestone Italianate residence at 1003 Rio Grande in Austin, Travis County, Texas, built about 1875-1877 for merchant George W. Sampson, with a carriage house and a small cottage on the lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a good example of High Victorian Italianate architecture with outstanding stone craftsmanship, plus early 1900s Classical Revival and 1920s porte-cochere additions. It is also one of the oldest Austin residences continuously owned and occupied by one family. Its owners were linked to prominent families, including two associated with the Governor's office.","narrative":"Built between 1875 and 1877 at the northeast corner of Rio Grande and Tenth Streets in Austin, this two-story limestone house was commissioned by merchant George W. Sampson at a cost of about $8,000. Its low multi-hip roof, bracketed eaves, segmental arch openings and rusticated quoins mark it as High Victorian Italianate. Later additions, including an early 1900s Classical Revival double gallery with Corinthian columns and a 1920s porte-cochere, match the quality of the original work. Inside, fourteen-foot ceilings, thick stone walls, travertine mantels and an early indoor bathroom with a rooftop copper tank survive in part. A carriage house and a stone cottage remain on the lot. The house passed through Sampson's daughters to the Nalle and Smoot families, and the Nalle line connects it to Texas governors. It is one of the few historic residences left in a downtown neighborhood largely replaced by offices and apartments, and it has stayed in family hands.","period_of_significance":"1875-1877","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"High Victorian Italianate, with Classical Revival double gallery additions","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence by a descendant of the original owner; condition marked excellent and altered, with original furnishings largely retained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.738676-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/9736/40973644/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/82004526.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004526/6edc1fc9b6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004526/6edc1fc9b6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_sampson_house_2011.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:George_sampson_house_2011.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100010021","name":"West Downtown Austin Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/west-downtown-austin-historic-district-100010021/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973644","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110022925"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/sampson-george-w-house-82004526/"}