{"nrhp_refnum":"86002614","name":"Levi-Welder House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"403 N. Main","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.80201576500008,"lon":-97.00513707799996,"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 I-house at 403 N. Main in Victoria, Texas, built around 1860 by Abraham Levi and remodeled in Neoclassical Revival style in 1910.","why_significant":"The house is listed for its architecture, shown by its 1910 Neoclassical Revival remodeling. It is also tied to Abraham Levi, an Alsatian immigrant who founded a grocery business that preceded Levi Bank & Trust. Federal troops occupied it during Reconstruction, and rancher John J. Welder bought and remodeled it in 1910.","narrative":"Built around 1860 by Abraham Levi, an Alsatian immigrant, this two-story wood-frame house at 403 N. Main in Victoria began as an I-house and was later enlarged. Levi founded the A. Levi & Co. grocery business in 1867, a forerunner of Levi Bank & Trust, which eventually became Victoria Bank & Trust. Federal troops occupied the house during Reconstruction. In 1910 South Texas rancher John J. Welder bought the property and remodeled it in the Neoclassical Revival style. That work produced the features seen today: a three-bay, two-story porch across the east elevation with giant-order Ionic columns, a denticulated cornice, a central entry with transom and sidelights, and beveled and leaded glass. Three interior brick chimneys with corbeled caps rise from the gable roof. A two-and-a-half-story garage apartment stands on the lot. The house remains residential and in good condition, and it is recognized chiefly for its architecture and its link to Victoria's early commercial history.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Abraham Levi (builder, as stated in the significance text); architect listed as N/A","architectural_style":"Neoclassical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present condition listed as good; present use residential; the second story of the entry porch is screened as a sleeping porch.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.739118-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/9704/40970426/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002614.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970426","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000681"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/levi-welder-house-86002614/"}