{"nrhp_refnum":"83004489","name":"Barber House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 Burleson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Marcos","county":"Hays County","state":"TX","lat":29.87905477700008,"lon":-97.95347023599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-08-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Law","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, white, frame Victorian house at 1000 Burleson Street in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, on a wooded Balcones Fault bluff. It was built between 1895 and 1901 by L.H. and Alice Browne.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a fine example of the frame Victorian residence favored by prominent Texans near the turn of the century, with a large rounded double gallery of millwork detail. It is also tied to Will G. \"Judge\" Barber, a leading attorney in southwest Texas and bank president. The pool he built is described as the oldest swimming pool in San Marcos.","narrative":"Set on a wooded bluff along the Balcones Fault, this white two-story frame house at 1000 Burleson Street in San Marcos is an asymmetrical Victorian residence. Its most notable feature is a double gallery across the southeast front and around a five-sided bay, with jigsawn rail panels, chamfered posts and sawn brackets. L.H. and Alice Browne built it between 1895 and 1901, and it was later bought by Will G. Barber. Barber, often called \"Judge\" Barber, practiced law for 45 years, served on the State Board of Legal Examiners, founded the State Bank and Trust in 1905, and farmed thousands of acres. On the grounds he built a concrete-lined pool that doubled as a water store for livestock and plants. It is described as the oldest swimming pool in San Marcos. A granite wall along the front dates from 1914. The house stayed with the Barber family until 1944 and remains a private home.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900- (specific dates 1895-1901)","architect_builder":"L.H. and Alice Browne (built the house between 1895 and 1901)","architectural_style":"Victorian frame residence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; condition described as good, with alterations. The old swimming pool is in poor repair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.843791-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/67/9695/40969567/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004489.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969567","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002242"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/hays-county/barber-house-83004489/"}