{"nrhp_refnum":"85000343","name":"Chappell Hill Circulating Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Cedar St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chappell Hill","county":"Washington County","state":"TX","lat":30.142593789000045,"lon":-96.26547265399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-02-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small Colonial Revival library building on Cedar Street (formerly College Street) in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas, constructed in 1912 by J. W. Heartfield.","why_significant":"The building is described as a rare example of a village library in Texas, and no similar small Colonial Revival library remains in the county. It also reflects the commitment of Chappell Hill residents to education, in a town known statewide as an educational center. The Circulating Library Association behind it was formed in 1893 to accept a large book collection.","narrative":"Built in 1912 by J. W. Heartfield, this small Colonial Revival library on Cedar Street in Chappell Hill measures about 20 by 24 feet. It has clapboard siding, cornerboards, a hipped wooden-shingle roof, and a semicircular portico with two Doric columns and two pilasters. The single interior room has beaded board wainscoting. The library grew from a Circulating Library Association formed in 1893 to accept a large book collection donated by William Grayson Foote, Jr. The land was deeded in 1911 to the association's three directors. The library closed in 1929 and the building deteriorated until 1964, when descendants and friends of association members restored it with the newly founded Chappell Hill Historical Society. A brick-faced concrete porch floor later replaced the wooden one. The building is regarded as a rare Texas village library and the only small Colonial Revival library of its kind left in the county, and it reflects the town's reputation as an educational center.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"J. W. Heartfield (builder)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent physical condition; restored in 1964-65 and still used as a library, with over 2500 volumes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.7054-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/9706/40970675/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85000343.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000343/06dbb43543-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000343/06dbb43543-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ChappellHillLibrary7.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:ChappellHillLibrary7.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970675","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappell_Hill_Circulating_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5073374"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/washington-county/chappell-hill-circulating-library-85000343/"}