{"nrhp_refnum":"84000334","name":"Cisco Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Conrad Hilton Ave., W. 3rd St., Ave. K, W. 8th and 9th Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cisco","county":"Eastland County","state":"TX","lat":32.38610113850004,"lon":-98.98598021545845,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-11-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A combined residential and commercial historic district in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, with roughly 273-275 buildings centered on Conrad Hilton Avenue and the blocks to its west. Most buildings date from the mid-1890s to 1934.","why_significant":"The district preserves an intact picture of west Texas vernacular architecture, especially from the 1920s, with many bungalow-influenced houses. Its cohesive, little-altered residential area, early-1920s brick streets and surviving Victorian homes, commercial buildings and the Mobley Hotel mark the town's growth after its 1881 founding and the 1893 tornado.","narrative":"Cisco's historic district covers the commercial core along Conrad Hilton Avenue and the residential blocks to the west, about 275 buildings in all, of which roughly 200 contribute to its character. Most date from the mid-1890s to 1934, and many show the influence of bungalow styles, giving a largely intact picture of 1920s west Texas vernacular architecture. Modest one-story frame houses dominate the residential area, while brick and stone are common downtown. Brick streets laid in the early 1920s remain in good condition. Cisco was founded in 1881 where two railroads met, and rail-shipped lumber and quarried stone shaped its buildings. A tornado in 1893 destroyed much of the town, and surviving Victorian houses such as the Kean House, with its Eastlake detailing, recall the community's early years. Colonial Revival houses on Avenue I, including the John Ward House, are among the town's most ambitious homes. The Mobley Hotel, built in 1916, later became the first Hilton hotel.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Builders named include J. J. Latson and Sons and A.J. Olsen Construction (Mobley Hotel, 1916)","architectural_style":"Vernacular interpretations of Victorian (Italianate, Eastlake), Colonial Revival and bungaloid styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Mix of occupied and unoccupied properties; condition rated excellent to fair; some vacant lots; 200 of about 275 buildings contribute.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.02621-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/23/9718/40971823/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84000334.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971823","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107319318"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/eastland-county/cisco-historic-district-84000334/"}