{"nrhp_refnum":"86000949","name":"Reedy, J. H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"908 E. University","address_restricted":false,"city":"Georgetown","county":"Williamson County","state":"TX","lat":30.632977899000025,"lon":-97.66822018599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-04-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame house at 908 E. University in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, built about 1909 for J. H. Reedy, a chemistry professor at Southwestern University.","why_significant":"The nomination cites architecture as the primary area of significance, describing the house as an example of late Victorian architecture. It also notes that the house served as a Kappa Sigma Fraternity house from 1913 to 1938.","narrative":"Located at 908 E. University in Georgetown, this two-story wood-frame house was built around 1909 for J. H. Reedy, a chemistry professor at Southwestern University. It sits in a residential area southeast of the central business district, across the street from the university campus. The house has an asymmetrical plan, weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables, box eaves and an interior brick chimney with a corbeled cap. A one-story, eight-bay porch with Doric columns and a turned wood balustrade wraps around the north, east and west sides. The entrance has a transom and sidelights, and an oval art-glass window appears on the north elevation. A one-story frame garage stands on the lot. The property was recognized for its architecture as an example of late Victorian design, in a vernacular form. It also served as a Kappa Sigma Fraternity house from 1913 to 1938. It was rehabilitated in the 1980s and remains in residential use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Victorian (late Victorian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as good, and the house was rehabilitated in the 1980s. 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 02:54:21.854307-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/55/9708/40970855/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86000949.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000949/375f2a5c0b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000949/375f2a5c0b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J_h_reedy_house_georgetown_tx_2014.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:J_h_reedy_house_georgetown_tx_2014.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"13000615","name":"Olive Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/olive-street-historic-district-13000615/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970855","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002600"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/williamson-county/reedy-j-h-house-86000949/"}