{"nrhp_refnum":"84001572","name":"Barclay-Bryan House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"804 S. 25th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Temple","county":"Bell County","state":"TX","lat":31.092052728000056,"lon":-97.35742416799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-05-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Colonial Revival brick residence at 804 South 25th Street in Temple, Bell County, Texas, built about 1913-1915 for William Anderson Barclay, with a contemporary carriage house/garage on the same lot.","why_significant":"The house is a boldly designed example of Colonial Revival architecture with an uncommon use of giant-order Roman porticos on three facades. It reflects the wealth and social standing of Barclay, a Temple entrepreneur with area-wide business interests. It is one of only two large residences in Temple to use classical forms and details, and is ranked among the most significant Revival structures in Bell County.","narrative":"Occupying half a city block at the corner of South 25th Street and Avenue H in Temple, this red brick Colonial Revival house was built about 1913-1915 for William Anderson Barclay. Barclay was a wealthy businessman whose ventures included mercantile stores, ranching, banking, land development and mining. The house cost $65,000 to build, with each giant column costing $1,000. Its most distinctive feature is a set of giant-order porticos with paired Doric columns on three sides, set against cream-colored cement trim and a red tile roof. The interior remains largely unaltered, with oak flooring, original brass hardware, a massive brick living room fireplace and an open-well oak stair. Early conveniences included a cistern, a central telephone system and a central vacuum. A two-story carriage house/garage of matching materials is included in the nominated property. The designer is unknown. The house is considered one of the most significant Revival buildings in Bell County and one of only two large Temple residences using classical forms.","period_of_significance":"1913-15","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"At the time of the form the house was being rehabilitated for residential use; the carriage house upper level serves as an apartment, and five 1940 cottages on the property are rental units outside the nominated boundary.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.714659-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/9710/40971048/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001572.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001572/fb005c7fca-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001572/fb005c7fca-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BarclayBryan3.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BarclayBryan3.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971048","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000403"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bell-county/barclay-bryan-house-84001572/"}