{"nrhp_refnum":"83004507","name":"Ragsdale-Jackman-Yarbough House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"621 W. San Antonio St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Marcos","county":"Hays County","state":"TX","lat":29.879268680000052,"lon":-97.94632312799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-08-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame residence at 621 West San Antonio Street in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, built in 1868 for Peter Ragsdale. It has a central-hall plan and cypress siding.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the oldest occupied residence in San Marcos and possibly the oldest frame house in town. It combines Greek Revival symmetry with restrained early Italianate detail. Its owners, including a Texas Revolution veteran and a long-serving sheriff, contributed to local history.","narrative":"Built in 1868 at 621 West San Antonio Street in San Marcos, this two-story frame house follows a rectangular, central-hall plan with a one-story kitchen and library extending east. Its symmetrical front facade has a three-bay porch, shuttered four-over-four windows, a round-arch double front door, bracketed eaves and a geometric molded frieze. Peter Ragsdale, a Texas Revolution veteran who fought at San Jacinto, had it built from lumber hauled by oxteam from Indianola. Later, Mrs. Ragsdale ran a girls' school and a hospital for female students there. In 1890 it passed to William Turner Jackman, a cattle-drive veteran who served twenty years as sheriff and later as postmaster. Educators bought and refurbished it in 1947. The porch was rebuilt with square pillars and the rear porch enclosed, yet the carved staircase and original balusters remain. It is described as the oldest occupied residence in town and possibly the oldest frame house.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival with restrained early Italianate detail","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in good condition, though altered over the years (porch, rear porch, some interior changes).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.946988-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/9695/40969557/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004507.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004507/a9f9a52d5a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004507/a9f9a52d5a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ragsdale_jackman_yarbough_house_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:Ragsdale_jackman_yarbough_house_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969557","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000474"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/hays-county/ragsdale-jackman-yarbough-house-83004507/"}