{"nrhp_refnum":"85002266","name":"Barnes, Charles W., House","other_names":["Site #22"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1105 E. 12th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Austin","county":"Travis County","state":"TX","lat":30.27230747200008,"lon":-97.72862429899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story raised Victorian house with a full basement at 1105 East 12th Street in East Austin, Travis County, Texas, built in 1885 for grocer Charles Barnes.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the largest and most architecturally significant residential structures in East Austin. Its hilltop siting and simple but elegant Victorian design expressed the prosperity and social standing of its owner, a wholesale and retail grocer.","narrative":"Built in 1885 at 1105 East 12th Street in Austin, this two-story Victorian house was constructed for Charles Barnes, a wholesale and retail dealer in staples and fancy groceries. It sits on a slope, so parts of its full limestone basement show above ground; the stone is lightly plastered or whitewashed and scored, and the basement windows are arched six-over-six units. A slightly off-center entrance on the north facade rises to a one-story porch carried on two turned columns, with a double door, transom and small gable above. A brick-pier bay projects on the east side, and a standing-seam metal roof covers the house and its two-story rear porch. Parts of that porch were enclosed after 1935. The house is recognized as one of the largest and most architecturally significant residences in East Austin, and its prominent hilltop position reflected the owner's prosperity and social status. It remains in good condition and in residential use.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is described as good; the current use is residential (rental). The rear porch was partially enclosed after 1935.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.85126-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/9703/40970305/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85002266.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970305","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002305"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/travis-county/barnes-charles-w-house-85002266/"}