{"nrhp_refnum":"87001605","name":"Allen, R. O., House-Allen Academy","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1120 Ursuline","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bryan","county":"Brazos County","state":"TX","lat":30.67650089700004,"lon":-96.36051337699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-09-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1 1/2-story frame dwelling at 1120 Ursuline in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, on the campus of Allen Academy, with an estimated construction date of 1915. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The form describes it as an outstanding expression of early 20th-century eclecticism that blends Colonial Revival and bungalow elements into a highly successful design. It is also tied to the Allen family, who were connected with the founding and leadership of Allen Academy. The reviewer called it an outstanding local example of early 20th-century eclecticism.","narrative":"Built around 1915 at 1120 Ursuline in Bryan, this 1 1/2-story frame house sits on the campus of Allen Academy, a long-running private school a few blocks east of the original townsite. It has weatherboard siding, a gambrel roof with shed dormers, box eaves, jig-sawn brackets, and double-hung windows. The main entrance, with a transom and sidelights, sits behind a portico supported by box columns paired with brick piers. A pergola extends the portico to the east, and a sun porch ell projects from the east side. Two corbeled brick chimneys rise offset from center. The house is believed to have been the home of R.O. Allen, brother of the academy's founder and its second headmaster. After his death, his widow and their son William R. Allen, who served as county judge in the 1930s, lived there. It was listed for its architecture, as an outstanding local example of early 20th-century eclecticism combining Colonial Revival and bungalow features. The architect and builder are unknown.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is listed as good, and the 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 02:54:21.374634-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/51/9684/40968451/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/87001605.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968451","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001732"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/brazos-county/allen-r-o-house-allen-academy-87001605/"}