{"nrhp_refnum":"86000985","name":"Fowler, D. D., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1531 Ash","address_restricted":false,"city":"Georgetown","county":"Williamson County","state":"TX","lat":30.629414174000033,"lon":-97.67265103799997,"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 Victorian-era house at 1531 Ash in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, built in 1885 (with a 1916 date also noted) for rancher D. D. Fowler.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its architecture, as one of Georgetown's finest examples of a Victorian-era dwelling, with asymmetrical massing and a variety of exterior finishes. An earlier version also cited association with Fowler, a successful rancher, but reviewers found his contributions insufficiently documented and the final area of significance was architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1885 for successful rancher D. D. Fowler, this two-story wood-frame house at 1531 Ash in Georgetown follows a modified L plan under a hip roof with gables. Weatherboard siding covers the walls, and a one-story porch with Doric columns wraps the south side and part of the east side. Decorative details include imbricated shingles on the gable ends, bargeboards with pendants, jigsawn eave ornament, and a projecting front bay with angled corners and art-glass borders in its central windows. The Belford Lumber Co. is listed as contractor. The house has seen changes to its front entry and porch and rear additions, but remains in good condition and residential use. It was listed for its architecture, as one of Georgetown's finest Victorian-era dwellings, notable for its asymmetrical massing and variety of exterior finishes. The surrounding neighborhood is mostly tract housing from the 1960s, which makes this earlier house stand out.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Belford Lumber Co. (contractor)","architectural_style":"Vernacular-Victorian","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Good condition, with alterations including a changed front entry and porch and rear additions; still in residential use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.967496-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/9708/40970859/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86000985.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000985/82b5246c1d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000985/82b5246c1d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FowlerHouse1.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:FowlerHouse1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970859","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002581"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/williamson-county/fowler-d-d-house-86000985/"}