{"nrhp_refnum":"87001642","name":"Parker, Milton, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200 S. Congress","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bryan","county":"Brazos County","state":"TX","lat":30.673305069000037,"lon":-96.38084273699997,"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 Victorian dwelling at 200 S. Congress in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, with a modified L-plan, dated to about 1890 on the inventory form, though it is said to have been built in 1885.","why_significant":"The inventory form calls it an outstanding Victorian dwelling with superbly crafted detailing inside and out, listed under the area of Architecture. It is well preserved on an entire block and keeps significant site features and early auxiliary buildings. Its original owner, Milton Parker, was a successful businessman who profited from land holdings in the Brazos River Valley.","narrative":"Milton Parker House is a 2 1/2-story frame Victorian home at 200 S. Congress in Bryan, Texas, in an older residential area of west Bryan along the railroad tracks. The inventory dates it to about 1890, though it is said to have been built in 1885 by German contractors from Dallas. The house has a modified L-plan, weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables, and a two-story porch with chamfered posts, turned balusters and a spindlework frieze. Eastlake detailing appears on a square bay with cutaway corners, and gable ends carry panelled bargeboards with a jig-sawn sunburst motif. Art glass fills the door lights and some windows, and a wrought-iron fence survives. It was recognized as an outstanding example of Victorian architecture with superbly crafted detailing inside and out. It remains well preserved on an entire block with significant site features and early auxiliary buildings. Milton Parker, the original owner, was a businessman who profited from Brazos River Valley land holdings.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Unknown; said to have been built by German contractors from Dallas","architectural_style":"Victorian/Eastlake","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is described as good, and the house is still used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.902636-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/79/9684/40968479/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/87001642.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001642/f948c84bf9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001642/f948c84bf9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milton_parker_house_bryan_tx_2014.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:Milton_parker_house_bryan_tx_2014.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968479","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001703"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/brazos-county/parker-milton-house-87001642/"}