{"nrhp_refnum":"83003811","name":"Wood, John Howland, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 Copano Bay St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bayside","county":"Refugio County","state":"TX","lat":28.092455611000048,"lon":-97.21278031499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-10-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story weatherboarded mansion at No. 1 Copano Bay Street in Bayside, Refugio County, Texas, built about 1875-77 for cattleman Major John Howland Wood on a site overlooking Copano Bay.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare coastal Texas mansion and one of the most substantial and least-altered country mansions of the post-Civil War era in the state. It combines Greek Revival massing with High Victorian Italianate detailing. It also symbolizes the prestige of Wood, a pioneer, Texas Revolution veteran, town founder and major cattleman.","narrative":"Overlooking Copano Bay in Bayside, this two-story weatherboarded mansion was built between 1875 and 1877 for Major John Howland Wood, a Texas Revolution veteran who became one of the state's most successful cattlemen and helped found Rockport. Local contractors Viggo Kohler and Hugo Heldefels built it of longleaf pine shipped from Florida. Its plan and massing are Greek Revival, with a two-tier projecting portico, while bracketed cornices, window hoods and a balustraded roof deck add Italianate detail. The interior keeps a central-hall plan, and an open-string staircase echoes the exterior galleries. The house is considered significant as a rare coastal mansion and one of the least-altered country mansions of its era in Texas. After Wood left in 1900, it was sold, raffled and converted to a seaside hotel that operated for more than 50 years. By the time of listing it was a private residence under gradual restoration, with its historic fabric largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Contractors: Viggo Kohler, Hugo Heldefels","architectural_style":"Greek Revival with Victorian Italianate detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in fair repair and undergoing gradual restoration by its owner, who uses it as a private residence; it was formerly a hotel for more than 50 years.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.679571-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/60/9732/40973260/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003811.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003811/498e7dc7d0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003811/498e7dc7d0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Howland_Wood_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Howland_Wood_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973260","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howland_Wood_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60763249"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/refugio-county/wood-john-howland-house-83003811/"}