{"nrhp_refnum":"88001949","name":"Billow-Thompson House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"402 E. Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cuero","county":"DeWitt County","state":"TX","lat":29.092473761000065,"lon":-97.28618140699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame L-plan dwelling at 402 E. Broadway in Cuero, De Witt County, Texas, built in 1888 for Sherman Billow and his wife. H.J. Huck & Co. is given as a possible contractor.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as a noteworthy example of late 19th-century domestic architecture in Cuero and one of the best preserved. Its elongated L plan looks like a later addition, but Sanborn maps confirm it is original. Reviewers recommended acceptance under Criterion C.","narrative":"Built in 1888 for Sherman Billow and his wife, this one-story frame house at 402 E. Broadway in Cuero has an elongated L plan. Weatherboard siding covers the walls, and a hip roof with gables covers the house. A five-bay porch on the south side has chamfered posts, turned balusters and jig-sawn brackets. Other details include two-over-two double-hung windows, an entrance with transom and sidelights, a polygonal bay with a flared roof, and a corbeled interior brick chimney. The easternmost room looks like a later addition, but Sanborn maps show it was part of the original house. By 1901 Dr. J.M. Thompson had bought the property. The house was listed as a noteworthy example of late 19th-century domestic architecture in Cuero and one of the best preserved. It may have been moved from Indianola, but that has not been confirmed. It remains in good condition with only minor porch changes and is still used as a residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Huck, H.J. & Co. (?) (contractor)","architectural_style":"L-plan dwelling","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present condition is good, with minor porch alterations. It remains in residential use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.358705-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/98/9687/40968798/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001949.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001949/9af801c65f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001949/9af801c65f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Billow-Thompson_House,_Cuero,_Texas.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</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:Billow-Thompson_House,_Cuero,_Texas.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"88001997","name":"Terrell-Reuss Streets Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/terrell-reuss-streets-historic-district-88001997/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968798","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001889"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dewitt-county/billow-thompson-house-88001949/"}