{"nrhp_refnum":"86002348","name":"Stamford City Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"201 E. McHarg","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stamford","county":"Jones County","state":"TX","lat":32.945485215000076,"lon":-99.80137295499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two-story brick Beaux Arts city hall at 201 E. McHarg in Stamford, Jones County, Texas, built in 1917 by the City of Stamford, with a one-story rear garage for the fire department.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an excellent example of Beaux Arts style on a relatively small building and a rare example of that elaborate, expensive style in Stamford. It has also been the main focal point for city politics and civic affairs since 1917.","narrative":"Stamford City Hall, at 201 E. McHarg beside the town square in the central business district, was built in 1917 to replace the earlier city hall and opera house, which was torn down to make way for the U.S. Post Office. The two-story brick building sits on an unusually tall concrete base and includes a one-story rear garage that housed the fire department. Cast-stone details include four engaged Ionic columns dividing the recessed facade, bracketed window hoods, a triangular door pediment, a molded cornice with the words \"City Hall\" in the frieze, and a cartouche on the parapet. City leaders chose Beaux Arts because it was popular for civic buildings and made a modest structure look larger and more imposing. The structure is little changed, though replacement doors and windows altered the proportions of the openings. Locally significant for architecture and government, it has served the city for nearly seven decades and remains a well-known landmark.","period_of_significance":"1917","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Beaux Arts","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as altered but in good condition; still the focal point for local political and civic activities. Original wooden sashes, transoms and doors were replaced with fixed glass and metal panels.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.009587-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/9697/40969752/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002348.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002348/8352d29d15-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002348/8352d29d15-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stamford_City_Hall.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:Stamford_City_Hall.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969752","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107330007"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/jones-county/stamford-city-hall-86002348/"}