{"nrhp_refnum":"86002552","name":"Pela House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"309 E. Santa Rosa","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.797126417000072,"lon":-97.00400102599997,"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 vernacular dwelling at 309 E. Santa Rosa in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, with an estimated construction date of 1885. It sits in a residential area east of the central business district.","why_significant":"The inventory form cites architecture as the basis of significance. It describes the house as one of Victoria's premier examples of a two-story, L-plan residence. The inset porch with jig-sawn balusters and the molded window trim mark it as finely crafted.","narrative":"Built around 1885, this two-story wood-frame house at 309 E. Santa Rosa in Victoria, Texas, follows a modified L-plan with a rear ell. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof of standing seam metal, and box eaves with cornice molding. Three interior brick chimneys with corbeled caps rise above it, one of them in the rear ell. A three-bay, two-story porch is set into the northeast ell, with capped box columns and jig-sawn balustrades. Doors on both floors have sidelights and transoms, and windows and doors are framed by pedimented facings with crown molding, all Greek Revival details. Windows are wood sash, double hung, with six-over-six lights. The house was recorded as one of Victoria's premier examples of a two-story, L-plan residence, and its inset porch and molded window trim are cited as marks of fine craftsmanship. It remains on its original site in a residential area east of downtown, was in good condition when surveyed, and is still used as a home.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular dwelling with Greek Revival details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition and in residential use; the form notes it is on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.811037-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/46/9704/40970446/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002552.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970446","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000685"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/pela-house-86002552/"}