{"nrhp_refnum":"83003082","name":"Halley, Capt. Robert, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Salado","county":"Bell County","state":"TX","lat":30.952908836000063,"lon":-97.53473093499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-04-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Greek Revival residence on Main Street at the northern edge of Salado, Bell County, Texas, built about 1860 by Capt. Robert Brandon Halley. The nominated tract also holds a caretaker's house, a combined guest quarters and barn, a metal stock barn and a shop building.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a fine example of Texas Greek Revival architecture. It was built by one of Salado's earliest settlers, Halley, who had an outstanding career in the military and law. He organized the Salado Mounted Troops during the Civil War, later served as sheriff, and stayed politically active throughout his life.","narrative":"Capt. Robert Brandon Halley built this two-story Greek Revival house around 1860 on Main Street at the northern edge of Salado, Texas. The L-shaped frame building has clapboard siding, a gable roof with end chimneys, and six-over-six double-hung windows. A two-story pedimented portico with square columns and a jigsawn balustrade marks the front, and double doors with transoms and sidelights open onto both floors. A rear porch was enclosed during a restoration in the late 1960s. The property sits on a large lot of about 3.4 acres with a caretaker's house, a combined guest quarters and barn, a metal stock barn and a shop building. It was listed for both its architecture and its history. The house is regarded as a fine example of Texas Greek Revival design. Halley was among Salado's earliest settlers, had a distinguished military and legal career, organized the Salado Mounted Troops during the Civil War, later served as sheriff, and remained politically active all his life.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Capt. Robert Brandon Halley","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as good; the house was restored in the late 1960s and is still used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.613599-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/9682/40968225/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003082.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003082/56ba3c7669-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003082/56ba3c7669-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_halley_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:Robert_halley_house_2008.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968225","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001580"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bell-county/halley-capt-robert-house-83003082/"}