{"nrhp_refnum":"88001982","name":"Bell, John Y., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"304 E. Prairie","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cuero","county":"DeWitt County","state":"TX","lat":29.096255031000055,"lon":-97.28550228999995,"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 two-story frame T-plan dwelling at 304 E. Prairie in Cuero, De Witt County, Texas, dated to 1896 and built for John Y. Bell. It sits in a residential area north of the central business district.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant as one of the city's best examples of a T-plan house, a variation of the L-plan that was rarely built in Cuero. It features ornate jigsawn and turned-wood detailing. The reviewer accepted it under Criterion C as a rare local example of the T-plan type.","narrative":"Built in 1896 for John Y. Bell, this two-story frame house at 304 E. Prairie in Cuero follows a T-shaped plan, a variation of the more common L-plan. Few T-plan houses were built in the city, and this one is considered among the best surviving examples. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables, and double-hung wood windows. Four-bay, two-story porches flank the front wing, decorated with turned-wood posts and balusters and ornate jigsawn trim. Other features include a two-story polygonal bay, two interior brick chimneys with corbeled caps, and gable ends covered in imbricated shingles. The doors have transoms and carved-wood detailing. The house stayed in the Bell family until 1970. Later changes include rear additions and a partly enclosed west porch, but its condition is good and it is still used as a residence. Its listing rests on its architectural character.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"T-plan dwelling","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present condition is described as good, with rear additions and a partial enclosure of the west side porch. 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 02:54:21.845082-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/30/9688/40968830/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001982.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001982/8abc0ab4bf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001982/8abc0ab4bf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Y._Bell_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:John_Y._Bell_House,_Cuero,_Texas.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968830","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001879"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dewitt-county/bell-john-y-house-88001982/"}