{"nrhp_refnum":"86002597","name":"Martin-Fiek-Thumford, Vera, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"507 N. William","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.802701073000037,"lon":-97.00266542999998,"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 Victorian wood-frame house at 507 N. William in Victoria, Texas, built in 1904 by contractor O. R. Cox for Charles Martin. It sits in a residential area in the northeast quadrant of the original townsite.","why_significant":"The house is recorded as significant for its architecture, as a Victorian dwelling with well-preserved period details. It was built for Charles Martin, a cattle inspector for the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas. Vera Fiek bought it in 1924, and she and her later husband lived there until 1981, changing its character little over sixty years.","narrative":"This one-and-a-half-story Victorian house at 507 N. William in Victoria, Texas, was built in 1904 by contractor O. R. Cox for Charles Martin, a cattle inspector for the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas. The wood-frame dwelling has weatherboard siding, a composition shingle roof, and a modified L-plan under a hip roof with gables. Decorative features include turned posts with jigsawn brackets, turned balusters, a spindle frieze, and a projecting bay on the east elevation with jigsawn bargeboard, imbricated shingles and an attic window. A gabled dormer carries paired windows and a pent roof. Vera Fiek purchased the property in 1924. She later married George Tumforde, and the couple lived there until 1981, altering its character very little in over sixty years. A gable-roofed, weatherboard-sheathed shed stands at the southwest. The house is listed for its architecture and remains in good condition, with some additions at the rear.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Contractor O. R. Cox","architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present condition is good, with early and recent additions to the rear and some decorative work added. Present use is residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.176884-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/98/9704/40970498/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002597.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002597/5501fed4f5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002597/5501fed4f5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vera_martin_fiek_thumford_house_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vera_martin_fiek_thumford_house_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970498","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002410"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/martin-fiek-thumford-vera-house-86002597/"}