{"nrhp_refnum":"86000952","name":"Vaden, W. C. and Kate, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"711 E. University","address_restricted":false,"city":"Georgetown","county":"Williamson County","state":"TX","lat":30.633538377000036,"lon":-97.67009062799997,"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 one-and-a-half-story wood-frame house at 711 E. University in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, built in 1907 by the Belford Lumber Co. for Dr. W. C. Vaden.","why_significant":"The form cites architecture as the primary area of significance. It describes the house as a good example of an early twentieth-century dwelling whose eclectic design makes it unique in Georgetown. It was also one of the first residences built by Belford Lumber Co.","narrative":"Built in 1907 at 711 E. University in Georgetown, Texas, this one-and-a-half-story wood-frame house was constructed by the Belford Lumber Co. for Dr. W. C. Vaden, a professor. It has weatherboard siding, a gable roof, two interior brick chimneys with corbeled caps, and a stone pier foundation. An L-shaped porch with Ionic columns wraps the south and east sides, with a denticulated cornice, an inset balcony with wooden slat balustrade, imbricated shingles in the gable ends, and a fixed oval window. The entrance is a single door at the angled southeast corner. The house was listed for its architecture. It is described as a good example of an early twentieth-century dwelling, and its eclectic design is called unique in Georgetown. It was also among the first residences built by Belford Lumber Co. The house stands in a mixed commercial and residential area southeast of downtown, remains in residential use, and is in excellent condition despite rear additions.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Belford Lumber Co. (contractor)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Present condition is listed as excellent, with rear additions; the house remains in residential use and has a modern garage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.131649-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/81/9707/40970781/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86000952.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000952/6f9e47393a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000952/6f9e47393a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vaden_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:Vaden_house_georgetown_tx_2014.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970781","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002594"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/williamson-county/vaden-w-c-and-kate-house-86000952/"}