{"nrhp_refnum":"86002559","name":"Moeller House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"901 S. East","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.789509636000048,"lon":-97.00148309099995,"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 1 1/2-story vernacular wood-frame dwelling at 901 S. East in Victoria, Texas, with a center-passage plan and rear ell, dated by estimate to about 1885.","why_significant":"The nomination cites architecture, calling it one of the most intriguing structures in the city. Its form, fenestration and detail link it to architectural forms that Anglo immigrants from the Lowland South brought to Texas in the mid-nineteenth century. It was also owned by Ernest Moeller, a cotton ginner, from the mid 1890s until the 1940s.","narrative":"Built around 1885, this 1 1/2-story frame house at 901 S. East in Victoria, Texas, is a vernacular dwelling with a center-passage plan and a rear ell. It has weatherboard siding, a gable roof with box eaves, and wood double-hung windows with six-over-six lights and operable shutters. A five-bay inset porch with chamfered posts runs across the east elevation, where a centered door with sidelights and a transom emphasizes the strong overall symmetry. The survey describes it as one of the most intriguing structures in the city, because its form, window placement and detail connect to building traditions that Anglo immigrants from the Lowland South brought to Texas in the mid-nineteenth century. Ernest Moeller, a cotton ginner, and his wife owned the house from the mid 1890s until the 1940s. It sits in a low-density residential area in the southeast part of the original town survey, and was recorded as in fair condition and still used as a residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular dwelling with center-passage plan, linked to Lowland South forms","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present condition is listed as fair; present use is residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.763423-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/50/9704/40970450/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002559.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970450","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000682"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/moeller-house-86002559/"}