{"nrhp_refnum":"83004493","name":"Episcopalian Rectory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"225 W. Hopkins St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Marcos","county":"Hays County","state":"TX","lat":29.882764588000043,"lon":-97.94338690899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-08-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story white frame house at 225 West Hopkins Street in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, built in 1889 as the rectory for St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church. It now serves as a private residence.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as an excellent example of a hybrid style combining Greek Revival and Victorian-period lines. Its late date illustrates how major American styles reached Texas late and were slow to replace popular tastes. It is also tied to the history of St. Mark's Church in San Marcos.","narrative":"Built in 1889 for St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church, this two-story white frame house at 225 West Hopkins Street in San Marcos served as the church rectory. The church acquired the lot that year, and one account says an earlier cottage on the site was demolished and some of its lumber reused. The house has a narrow four-room main block, a rear dining room and kitchen wing, and a double-level porch on the north side decorated with beaded boards, scallops, brackets, chamfered posts and spindle rails. Inside, a central stairhall divides the plan, and back-to-back fireplaces and extensive beading survive. The design blends Greek Revival and Victorian elements, which the nomination uses to show how major American styles reached Texas late. The church later rented the house to several families during lean years, and sold it in 1940 to raise money for church repairs. It remains a private home with a noncontributing garage apartment.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Hybrid of Greek Revival and Victorian-period styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; condition described as good and altered, on its original site. A noncontributing garage apartment is also on the property.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.789523-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/9695/40969515/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004493.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004493/65b536f440-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004493/65b536f440-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Episcopalian_rectory_2013.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:Episcopalian_rectory_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969515","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002237"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/hays-county/episcopalian-rectory-83004493/"}