{"nrhp_refnum":"86000198","name":"Rouser House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"602 Myrtle","address_restricted":false,"city":"Georgetown","county":"Williamson County","state":"TX","lat":30.638102203000074,"lon":-97.67524547299996,"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 residence at 602 Myrtle in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, built in the late nineteenth century in a vernacular style with Victorian details. It is described as having been moved from its original site.","why_significant":"The inventory form names architecture as the primary area of significance. It describes the house as a good example of a late nineteenth-century vernacular dwelling, with Victorian detailing such as jigsawn porch brackets and molded window facings.","narrative":"Located at 602 Myrtle in Georgetown, Texas, this one-story wood-frame house is a vernacular dwelling of the late nineteenth century with Victorian touches. It follows an I-house plan with a rear ell and has weatherboard siding, a gable roof with box eaves, and three interior brick chimneys with corbeled caps. The five-bay symmetrical east elevation includes a single-door entrance with a transom and a porch under a hip roof, supported by chamfered wood posts with jigsawn brackets and a slat-wood balustrade. Windows are wood-sash double-hung units with four-over-four lights, and molding trims the fascia and window facings. The house rests on a stone block foundation with rubble infill. The inventory form records that it has been moved, and it sits in a residential area northeast of the central business district. It was listed for its architecture, as a good example of late nineteenth-century vernacular building. It remains in residential use and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular with Victorian details","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present condition is given as good, and the 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 02:54:21.268538-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/53/9708/40970853/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86000198.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000198/9ea432574a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000198/9ea432574a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RouserHouse2.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:RouserHouse2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970853","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002559"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/williamson-county/rouser-house-86000198/"}