{"nrhp_refnum":"86002395","name":"Swenson, A. J., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"305 E. Oliver","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stamford","county":"Jones County","state":"TX","lat":32.94799266800004,"lon":-99.79716978999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame house at 511 E. Oliver in Stamford, Jones County, Texas, built in 1905 for ranch manager A.J. Swenson, combining Queen Anne massing with Classical details.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its unusual blend of Queen Anne and Classical architecture and for its association with A.J. Swenson, who rose from SMS Ranch worker to manager of the Swenson Land and Cattle Company. It was built by a leading citizen of the town he helped create. The form rates its significance at the state level, under architecture and ranching.","narrative":"Built in 1905 at 511 E. Oliver in Stamford, this two-story wood-frame house was the residence of A.J. Swenson, a ranch manager who helped create the town. It has a nearly pyramidal roof, two-story hipped bays at the rear corners, and a gabled dormer with a bracketed roofline and a Palladian window. A full-width porch with Ionic columns, a balustrade, dentil molding and a semicircular entry feature gives the front its Classical character. Swenson, nephew of SMS Ranch owner S.M. Swenson, arrived in Jones County in 1889, took over the Ellerslie Ranch in 1894, became superintendent of all SMS holdings in 1897, and managed the Swenson Land and Cattle Company from 1922 to 1946. The house raised his five sons. After his death in 1953 it changed hands and suffered neglect, though it keeps its early twentieth-century appearance. It was recognized for its architecture and its ranching associations.","period_of_significance":"1905","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne massing with Classical features","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as altered and in fair condition; alterations are mostly at the rear, and the house has suffered from neglect since 1953.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.99683-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/56/9697/40969756/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002395.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969756","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107320159"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/jones-county/swenson-a-j-house-86002395/"}