{"nrhp_refnum":"86002594","name":"Buhler, Theodore, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"202 W. Stayton","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.80402453000005,"lon":-97.00673786999994,"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 two-story Victorian wood-frame house at 202 W. Stayton in the northwest quadrant of the original townsite of Victoria, Texas, built around 1890 for Theodore Buhler.","why_significant":"The inventory form calls it an exceptional Victorian-era dwelling and cites architecture as its significance. It was built for Theodore Buhler, an Alsatian immigrant who settled permanently in Victoria by the 1880s and worked as cashier for the Victoria National Bank. The reviewer's sheet records acceptance under criterion C.","narrative":"This two-story Victorian house at 202 W. Stayton sits in a residential area in the northwest part of Victoria's original townsite. Built around 1890 for Theodore Buhler, it has a wood frame covered in weatherboard and wood shingle siding, an asymmetrical plan, and a hip roof with gables. A one-story porch with a shed roof wraps around the south and east sides, supported by turned posts with jig-sawn brackets. Other details include imbricated shingles and attic windows in the gable ends, projecting bays with angled corners, three interior brick chimneys with corbeled caps, and beveled leaded glass in the entrance transom and sidelights. Several windows hold art glass. Buhler was an Alsatian immigrant who first came to Victoria in 1875, settled there permanently by the 1880s, and was cashier of the Victoria National Bank when the house was built. The house was recognized for its architecture and is described as exceptional among Victorian-era dwellings. It remains in residential use and in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present condition is listed as good, and the house is 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 02:54:21.916087-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/96/9704/40970496/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002594.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002594/4665923e22-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002594/4665923e22-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ProfReader","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buhler_House_-_SW_corner.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:Buhler_House_-_SW_corner.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970496","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Buhler_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60766493"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/buhler-theodore-house-86002594/"}