{"nrhp_refnum":"86000180","name":"Bowlen House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1405 Forest","address_restricted":false,"city":"Georgetown","county":"Williamson County","state":"TX","lat":30.63146677800006,"lon":-97.67930064299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-01-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wood-frame vernacular dwelling at 1405 Forest in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, with an estimated construction date of 1893. It has a two-room plan and board-and-batten walls.","why_significant":"The inventory form cites architecture as the primary area of significance. It calls the house an excellent example of a late nineteenth-century vernacular dwelling with a two-room plan, board-and-batten construction and some Victorian details. It also describes the house as a good example of a very common house form in Georgetown.","narrative":"Built around 1893 at 1405 Forest in Georgetown, this one-story wood-frame house follows a vernacular two-room plan. Its exterior walls are board and batten, and it has a gable roof with composition shingles and box eaves. The front faces west, with a two-bay shed-roofed porch supported by chamfered wood posts with jigsawn brackets. Windows are wood-sash double-hung units with four-over-four lights, and the facade has four bays with two single-door entrances. A small corrugated-tin garage stands on the lot, and rear additions have been made. The house sits in a residential neighborhood southwest of the central business district, where most nearby dwellings are turn-of-the-century vernacular houses. It was recognized mainly for its architecture: the survey describes it as an excellent example of a late nineteenth-century vernacular dwelling with some Victorian details, and as a good example of a very common house form in Georgetown. It remains in residential use and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular, two-room plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present condition is listed as good, with rear additions. Present use is residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.678405-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/9708/40970849/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86000180.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970849","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000536"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/williamson-county/bowlen-house-86000180/"}