{"nrhp_refnum":"88001955","name":"Grace Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"401 N. Esplanade","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cuero","county":"DeWitt County","state":"TX","lat":29.092881791000025,"lon":-97.28987314599999,"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":"Grace Episcopal Church is a frame Gothic Revival church at 401 N. Esplanade in Cuero, De Witt County, Texas, built in 1889 on its original site. The builder is unknown, and a one-story education annex stands behind the sanctuary.","why_significant":"The form argues the church is one of Cuero's most noteworthy religious buildings and a rare local illustration of the Gothic Revival style. The congregation was organized in 1874, and the education wing of about 1930 is a contributing element that echoes the church's detailing.","narrative":"Grace Episcopal Church, at 401 N. Esplanade in Cuero, is a frame Gothic Revival church built in 1889 and dedicated the following year. The congregation was organized in 1874, and its first chapel was moved from Port Lavaca. The building has a steeply pitched gable roof with jig-sawn bargeboards, pointed arches at doorways and windows, and a large square corner tower with the main entry at its base. A polygonal spire sheathed in copper rises above the tower. A large tripartite window with stained glass dominates the facade, a trefoil marks the gable end, and lancet stained-glass windows line the side walls and apse. Stucco over the frame is the only major alteration. A one-story education annex of about 1930 behind the sanctuary repeats the Gothic detailing and counts as a contributing element. The church is described as one of Cuero's most noteworthy religious buildings and a rare local example of Gothic Revival architecture. It stands in a mostly commercial area north of the downtown core and remains in religious use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival church","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is described as good; the stucco exterior finish is the only major alteration. Present use is religious.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.37002-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/9687/40968794/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001955.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001955/9e3d8ecb56-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001955/9e3d8ecb56-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Episcopal_Church,_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:Grace_Episcopal_Church,_Cuero,_Texas.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968794","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Episcopal_Church_(Cuero,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5591116"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dewitt-county/grace-episcopal-church-88001955/"}