{"nrhp_refnum":"86002460","name":"McDonald House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"406 E. Constitution","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.798187695000024,"lon":-97.00254667799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-12-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame dwelling at 406 E. Constitution in Victoria, Texas, dated to about 1908, with a T-plan and side passage. It is in a residential area east of the central business district, and the architect or builder is not known.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance in architecture. It describes the house as one of the finest local examples of a two-story, T-plan dwelling with an integral ell. It is distinguished by a two-level porch wrapping three elevations and by corbeled chimney caps.","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 406 E. Constitution in Victoria, Texas, dates to about 1908 and sits in a residential area east of the central business district. Its T-plan includes a side passage and an integral ell, and it is covered with weatherboard siding under a gable roof with composition shingles. The most distinctive feature is a two-level porch wrapping around three sides, supported by slender wood columns with Ionic capitals and finished with turned balusters. Victorian touches include imbricated shingles and a cartouche panel in the south gable end, along with art glass in the front window and a transom on the west side. A corbeled brick chimney rises near the center of the plan. The house was recorded in a local survey as one of the finest area examples of a two-story T-plan dwelling with an integral ell, valued for its porch and chimney caps. It remains a residence, with a board and batten shed at the rear.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eclectic dwelling with classical and Victorian details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is residential; a board and batten gable-roofed shed stands at the rear.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.202359-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/4/9704/40970404/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002460.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002460/aad9cc87a8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002460/aad9cc87a8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ProfReader","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McDonald_House_(Victoria,_Texas).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">ProfReader</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:McDonald_House_(Victoria,_Texas).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970404","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002412"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/mcdonald-house-86002460/"}