{"nrhp_refnum":"87001606","name":"Armstrong House-Allen Academy","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1200 Ursuline","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bryan","county":"Brazos County","state":"TX","lat":30.676488171000074,"lon":-96.35988765099995,"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 2 1/2-story frame Classical Revival house at 1200 Ursuline in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, built about 1910 and now located on the campus of Allen Academy. Architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The house is described as one of the best local examples of Classical Revival architecture, and its significance is recorded under architecture. It also has a link to Robert Armstrong Sr., a lawyer who practiced with his son from an office in the First State Bank & Trust Building in the late 1930s.","narrative":"Standing at 1200 Ursuline in Bryan, Texas, this 2 1/2-story frame house was built around 1910 and now sits on the campus of Allen Academy, a long-running private school a few blocks east of the original townsite. The form records that it was moved from its original site. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof, box eaves with stick brackets, and a five-bay full-height porch across the south side carried by colossal box columns with molded caps. Details include a pedimented door surround in stylized classical form, classical window surrounds, geometric muntin patterns, and gabled dormers with elliptically arched openings. The east entrance has doors that are much older than the rest of the house. Owner Robert Armstrong Sr. practiced law with his son from an office in the First State Bank & Trust Building in the late 1930s. The house was recognized chiefly for its architecture, as one of the best local examples of Classical Revival design, and remains in good condition and residential use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as good; 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 02:54:21.862884-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/43/9684/40968443/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/87001606.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968443","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_House-Allen_Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000739"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/brazos-county/armstrong-house-allen-academy-87001606/"}