{"nrhp_refnum":"86002572","name":"House at 401 East Stayton","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"401 E. Stayton","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.802135574000033,"lon":-97.00103717399998,"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 wood-frame dwelling at 401 East Stayton in Victoria, Texas, built about 1880 (estimated 1870s in one field), in the northeast part of the original townsite.","why_significant":"The survey form cites architecture as its significance, calling it an excellent example of a 1 1/2-story, center-passage dwelling with an inset porch. The return gable ends are singled out as especially noteworthy.","narrative":"This 1 1/2-story wood-frame house at 401 East Stayton in Victoria, Texas, dates to about 1880, though one entry estimates the 1870s. It sits in a residential area in the northeast quadrant of the original townsite. The house follows a Georgian plan with a rear ell and has weatherboard siding, board and batten, and a composition shingle gable roof with box eaves. Its symmetrical five-bay north facade has an inset porch with turned columns, and the single entrance has a three-light transom and sidelight panels. Windows are wood sash, double-hung, with six-over-six lights. The porch floor and possibly the columns have been replaced, and overall condition is fair. The house was recognized for its architecture, as an excellent example of a center-passage dwelling with an inset porch. Its return gable ends are especially noteworthy. It was included in a multiple resource nomination of historic resources in Victoria and listed in December 1986.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian plan with rear ell; 1 1/2-story center-passage dwelling","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair; porch floor and possibly columns have been replaced.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.971966-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/9703/40970372/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002572.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002572/4993521ff6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002572/4993521ff6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ProfReader","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:401_E_Stayton_Street.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:401_E_Stayton_Street.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970372","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000674"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/house-at-401-east-stayton-86002572/"}