{"nrhp_refnum":"83004504","name":"Johnson House","other_names":["Masonic Temple"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1030 Belvin St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Marcos","county":"Hays County","state":"TX","lat":29.87715988800005,"lon":-97.95349001799997,"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, H-shaped buff brick residence with a basement at 1030 Belvin Street in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, built in 1919 for Lloyd and Jessie Johnson and now used as a Masonic Temple.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant in architecture as a bold example of Renaissance Revival style, which was popular earlier in the Northeast. It was the most elaborate and ambitious residence in San Marcos in 1919. It was designed by Atlee B. Ayres, described as arguably the best early 20th-century Texas architect, and built with the finest materials.","narrative":"Built in 1919 at 1030 Belvin Street in San Marcos, this 15-room, two-story buff brick house has an H-shaped plan of pavilions extending from the center. Hip roofs, red barrel-tile pents, a three-bay porch with Ionic columns, and a terrazzo piazza give it a Renaissance Revival character. Restrained decoration includes a Corinthian-derived entrance, cartouches, swags, and bands of green tile diamonds. Inside are four fireplaces, including tile mantels with grape and peacock designs, and cedar-lined closets. Lloyd Johnson, a wealthy local businessman and landowner, and his wife Jessie commissioned architect Atlee B. Ayres, who appears to have had a free hand. Reported costs ranged from $45,000 to $75,000. The home caused a stir as the most elaborate residence in the city, and its low hipped roofs recall the Breakers of Newport, Rhode Island. The Johnsons lived there until 1937, when it was sold to the Masonic Lodge, which still uses and maintains it.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Atlee B. Ayres, architect","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition, very slightly altered; used by the Masonic Lodge for meetings and social occasions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.530674-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/23/9695/40969523/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004504.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004504/6d3aa8091a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004504/6d3aa8091a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnson_house_san_marcos_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:Johnson_house_san_marcos_2008.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969523","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000469"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/hays-county/johnson-house-83004504/"}