{"nrhp_refnum":"85000342","name":"Applewhite, Isaac, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chappell Hill","county":"Washington County","state":"TX","lat":30.143674972000042,"lon":-96.25247101399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-02-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story cedar residence on Church Street in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas, built in 1852 and altered around 1890, originally for Isaac Applewhite.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a fine, architecturally unique local example of 19th-century eclectic residential design, shifting from vernacular Greek Revival to a modified Victorian style with Eastlake porch trim. It is also one of the earliest surviving houses in Chappell Hill's historic residential section. Its ties to early Methodist ministers and to Chappell Hill Female College give it importance in the town's religious and educational history.","narrative":"Built in 1852 of native cedar, this one-and-a-half-story house on Church Street in Chappell Hill was first known as the \"House of Cedar.\" Isaac Applewhite, a Methodist-Episcopal lay leader, minister, lawyer and teacher with a hobby of carpentry, built it with hand-hewn, pegged beams and a central-hall plan. The original section shows Greek Revival influence. A fire between 1889 and 1896 damaged the south side, and the Eastlake-style front gallery with turned posts, scroll brackets and spool-like spindles was probably added in that period. Later changes, from 1949 to 1980, included closets, a bathroom, an enlarged dormer and a screened porch, yet the house keeps its integrity. It is one of the town's earliest surviving houses, built soon after lot sales began in 1849. Its owners included Galveston cotton figure Allen Lewis and Methodist missionary Robert Alexander. Near Chappell Hill Female College, it hosted receptions and social events connected with the school.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Isaac Applewhite (owner-builder; a minister, lawyer and teacher whose hobby was carpentry)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival transitioning to modified Victorian with Eastlake influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"In use as a residence; physical condition described as excellent, with historic integrity retained despite alterations between 1949 and 1980.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.294787-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/87/9706/40970687/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85000342.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000342/c81c5eceb6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000342/c81c5eceb6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isaac_applewhite_house_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:Isaac_applewhite_house_2008.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970687","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Applewhite_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6075869"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/washington-county/applewhite-isaac-house-85000342/"}