{"nrhp_refnum":"86002573","name":"Zahn, Herman and Alvina, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"107 S. DeLeon","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.797303803000034,"lon":-97.00379277199994,"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 one-and-a-half-story wood frame I-house with a rear ell at 107 S. DeLeon on the eastern edge of downtown Victoria, Texas, with an estimated construction date of 1870 and possibly built as early as the 1850s.","why_significant":"The nomination treats the house as architecturally significant and calls it one of Victoria's most interesting dwellings. Its basic form is more typical of rural Texas houses and suggests an early construction date. Herman Zahn, a Victoria pioneer, and his wife Alvina acquired the property in 1860, and the family held it until 1948.","narrative":"This one-and-a-half-story wood frame house at 107 S. DeLeon, on the eastern edge of downtown Victoria, is a vernacular I-house with a rear ell. It has weatherboard siding, a gabled composition-shingle roof with box eaves, and wood double-hung windows with six-over-six lights and operable shutters. The symmetrical three-bay east facade has a centered door and an inset porch with wooden box columns and molded capitals, some Greek Revival detailing. Inside, simple moldings and original surface materials remain. A frame shed stands nearby. The house has been moved from its original site, and its porch columns and floor were replaced. Its form is more typical of rural Texas houses and suggests construction possibly as early as the 1850s, though the survey estimates 1870. Victoria pioneer Herman Zahn and his wife Alvina obtained the property in 1860, reportedly with a dwelling already standing, and the family kept it until 1948. It was recognized for its architecture and its early character.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular dwelling (I-house with rear ell) with some Greek Revival details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use listed as vacant; condition fair, with porch columns and floor replaced. The house has been moved from its original site.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.067848-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/9704/40970452/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002573.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970452","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002422"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/zahn-herman-and-alvina-house-86002573/"}