{"nrhp_refnum":"86002607","name":"Williams, B. F., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"401 E. Murray","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.79284991700007,"lon":-96.98339125599995,"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 wood-frame Neoclassical Revival house at 401 E. Murray in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, built about 1909 by lumberman Benjamin F. Williams as his own residence.","why_significant":"The nomination cites architectural significance, describing the house as an opulent Neoclassical Revival dwelling distinguished by classical detailing and fine craftsmanship. It is also tied to Williams, a Victoria lumberyard founder, legislator and law officer.","narrative":"Built around 1909, this two-story wood-frame house at 401 E. Murray in Victoria, Texas, was constructed by lumberman Benjamin F. Williams for his own use. Williams, a Mississippi native, came to Victoria in 1882 and founded his lumberyard in 1896. He also served in the Texas House of Representatives, as Victoria's Chief of Police and later as a deputy sheriff of Victoria County. He died in 1916. The house is a Neoclassical Revival design with a truncated hip roof, a denticulated cornice and a three-bay, two-story inset porch on the north side. Two-story fluted Ionic columns, clustered in threes, flank the entry, which has beveled and leaded glass detailing. Turned balusters line the porch, and a widow's walk sits atop the roof. The house was recorded as being in good condition and in residential use, and it is valued for its classical detailing and fine craftsmanship.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"B. F. Williams","architectural_style":"Neoclassical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition and still in residential use, as in its original use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.340008-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/9704/40970424/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002607.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002607/22d7cff7b4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002607/22d7cff7b4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ProfReader","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B.F._Williams_House_-_north_facade.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:B.F._Williams_House_-_north_facade.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970424","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107318322"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/williams-b-f-house-86002607/"}