{"nrhp_refnum":"83003076","name":"Anderson House and Store","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Salado","county":"Bell County","state":"TX","lat":30.94616611200007,"lon":-97.53682258799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-04-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A pair of buildings on Main Street in Salado, Bell County, Texas: a ca. 1860 one-story cut limestone store and a two-story wood frame house, both attributed to James B. Anderson, on a tract of about 1.1 acres that also holds a barn and sheds.","why_significant":"The store is described as a good example of vernacular building using locally available materials and as an early commercial building that served as a livery stable, a boot shop and the site of a saloon that was prevented from opening. The house is an early structure built by a Salado settler and shows the symmetry and proportions of Greek Revival style, with later-style portico and doors. Governor James Ferguson boarded there while attending college, and Anderson served on the Salado College board.","narrative":"Anderson House and Store is a pair of buildings on Main Street in Salado, Texas, built around 1860 by settler James B. Anderson. The store is a single-story, rectangular building of cut limestone with a gable roof of wood shake, a double-door opening on the front and a shed porch across the facade. It is regarded as a good example of vernacular construction using local materials. Records say it served as a livery stable and a boot shop, and it was the site of a saloon that was prevented from opening. The house is a two-story wood frame building with clapboard siding, end chimneys, a projecting portico with square columns and a second-floor gallery. Its symmetry and proportions reflect Greek Revival style, while the portico and carved doors with stained glass accents show a later influence. Governor James Ferguson boarded there while attending college, and Anderson served on the Salado College board. The nominated tract of about 1.1 acres also includes a barn and sheds.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"James B. Anderson","architectural_style":"Store: stone vernacular; house: Transitional Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Both buildings are listed in good physical condition. The store is in commercial use and the house is a residence. A sun porch was added across the rear of the house about 1960.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.259355-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/9682/40968275/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003076.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003076/07a71d82a8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003076/07a71d82a8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anderson_house_2008.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:Anderson_house_2008.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968275","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000139"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bell-county/anderson-house-and-store-83003076/"}