{"nrhp_refnum":"86002591","name":"House at 304 West Stayton","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"304 W. Stayton","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.804382333000035,"lon":-97.00652616999997,"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 bungalow at 304 West Stayton in Victoria, Texas, in the northwest quadrant of the original townsite. The inventory estimates it was built about 1920, and the significance note says stockman T.L. Sterne built it about 1915.","why_significant":"The inventory describes it as an exceptional bungalow of architectural significance. Its massive tapered stucco piers and creative use of timber braces and brackets set it apart from other bungalows in the city. It stands on the west half of the property that held the Sterne residence.","narrative":"This one-story bungalow at 304 West Stayton sits in the northwest part of Victoria's original townsite. It has a wood frame with weatherboard siding, an asbestos shingle roof with a clipped gable, and exposed rafters with stick brackets. An L-shaped inset porch wraps the south and east sides, and two exterior brick chimneys rise on the west and north. Windows are double-hung wood sash with six-over-one lights, and two entrances have transoms. The house was built by stockman T.L. Sterne on the west half of the property that held the Sterne residence, around 1915 by the significance note, though the inventory gives an estimated date of 1920. It is regarded as an exceptional local bungalow. Massive tapered stucco piers and an inventive use of timber braces and brackets distinguish it from other bungalows in the city. The inventory records its condition as good and its use as residential, the same as when it was built.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Stockman T.L. Sterne built the house; architect listed as N/A","architectural_style":"Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition and still in residential use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.817803-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/96/9703/40970396/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002591.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002591/c6c4ce59d9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002591/c6c4ce59d9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_304_West_Stayton,_Victoria,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</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:House_at_304_West_Stayton,_Victoria,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970396","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000673"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/house-at-304-west-stayton-86002591/"}