{"nrhp_refnum":"86002571","name":"Presbyterian Iglesia Nicea","other_names":["I-749"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"401 S. DeLeon","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.795511773000044,"lon":-97.00464641399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-10-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame Gothic Revival church at 401 South DeLeon in Victoria, Texas, built around 1910 to a design by Jules Leffland for a Hispanic Presbyterian congregation. It has an L-plan with a two-story ell added in 1934.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a well-crafted local example of Gothic Revival-influenced design, qualifying under Criterion C for architecture. Features such as the steep gable roof, lancet windows and lancet door transom express the style. It meets the religious-property and moved-property considerations because the 1934 move is itself more than 50 years old and the building retains its integrity.","narrative":"Presbyterian Iglesia Nicea is a small frame church at 401 South DeLeon in Victoria, Texas, built around 1910 for the city's Hispanic Presbyterian congregation. Mrs. John M. Brownson, wife of the founder of Victoria National Bank, donated the land. Local architect Jules Leffland designed it as a rectangular building with modest Gothic Revival detailing, including a steeply pitched gable roof, lancet windows with curved hood molds and a lancet transom over the offset double-door entrance. Walls are weatherboard over concrete piers. In 1934 the church was moved to its present corner site and a two-story ell was added to hold meeting rooms and a fellowship hall, giving the building its L-shaped plan. It was listed for its architectural design as a local example of the Gothic Revival style. Because the move occurred more than fifty years ago, the 1934 location is treated as historic, and the building keeps its original features and is still used for worship.","period_of_significance":"c.1910, 1934","architect_builder":"Leffland, Jules","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and still used as a religious facility.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.797738-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/8/9704/40970408/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002571.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002571/3b45545d77-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002571/3b45545d77-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ProfReader","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_Nicea_Presbyterian_Church.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:Iglesia_Nicea_Presbyterian_Church.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970408","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Iglesia_Nicea","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7240784"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/presbyterian-iglesia-nicea-86002571/"}