{"nrhp_refnum":"86002586","name":"Stuart House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"506 S. Bridge","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.795566214000075,"lon":-97.00833300699998,"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-story wood frame vernacular dwelling at 506 South Bridge Street in Victoria, Texas, dated to about 1900, with a center-passage plan and rear ell, plus a two-story frame garage apartment.","why_significant":"The inventory form describes it as a very fine two-room dwelling with a center passage. It is distinguished by board and batten sheathing and turned porch columns and spindles that remain completely intact. A center-bay pediment projecting over the shed porch roof marks the entry.","narrative":"Built around 1900, this one-story frame house at 506 South Bridge Street in Victoria, Texas, is a vernacular dwelling with a center-passage plan and a rear ell. It has board and batten siding, a gabled roof covered in corrugated tin, box eaves and double-hung wood windows. The symmetrical three-bay west facade has a centered single entry and a five-bay porch. A gabled projection over the center bay marks the entrance, and the porch retains turned columns and a spindle frieze. Imbricated shingles decorate the gable ends. A two-story frame garage apartment stands on the lot. The property sits in a mixed-use area a few blocks south of the central business district and St. Mary's Church. It was recognized for its architecture: the survey describes it as a very fine two-room dwelling with a center passage, whose board and batten sheathing, turned columns and spindles are completely intact. It was recorded in good condition and is used for both residential and commercial purposes.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular dwelling","criteria":[],"status_note":"Recorded as in good condition; present use is residential/commercial (electric service).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.548827-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/56/9704/40970456/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002586.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002586/6925602601-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002586/6925602601-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stuart_House,_Victoria,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stuart_House,_Victoria,_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970456","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002405"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/stuart-house-86002586/"}