{"nrhp_refnum":"86002506","name":"McFaddin, James, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"207 W. Commercial","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.80203694800008,"lon":-97.00657084099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-03-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Victorian wood-frame dwelling at 207 W. Commercial in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, built in 1890 for James A. and Margaret McFaddin.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its Victorian architecture and for its link to James McFaddin, one of the earliest successful cattlemen on the Gulf coast, who introduced barbed wire and Brahma cattle to the area. The reviewer accepted it under criteria B and C. A 1929-30 fire damaged the upper floor and roof, but most original fabric remains, and the repairs are considered historic alterations.","narrative":"Built in 1890 for cattleman James A. McFaddin and his wife Margaret, this two-story Victorian house sits at the northwest edge of downtown Victoria, Texas. The wood-frame dwelling has weatherboard siding, an asymmetrical plan, a hip roof with gable extensions, and three brick chimneys with corbeled caps. Turned porch posts on paneled pedestals, two rounded bays flanking the north entry, an octagonal corner bay and a fan light over the entrance give it its Victorian character. McFaddin was among the earliest successful cattlemen on the Gulf coast and introduced barbed wire and Brahma cattle to the region. A fire around 1929-30 damaged the second story and roof, which were rebuilt in a form similar to the original; the turrets that topped the rounded bays and the cupola were not replaced. Interior moldings, stairways and doors survive, and the 1930 repairs are now regarded as historic alterations. Descendants of McFaddin have owned the house since his death.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Condition described as good; in residential use. Some original detail was removed after a 1929-30 fire, and the two turrets and cupola were not rebuilt.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.033269-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/9705/40970549/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002506.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002506/b466209556-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002506/b466209556-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ProfReader","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_McFaddin_House.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:James_McFaddin_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970549","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002435"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/mcfaddin-james-house-86002506/"}