{"nrhp_refnum":"88001997","name":"Terrell-Reuss Streets Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"300 to 900 blks. of Terrell, 500 to 900 blks. of Indianola, and 200 blk. of W. Reuss to 400 blk. of E. Reuss","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cuero","county":"DeWitt County","state":"TX","lat":29.09575297400005,"lon":-97.28856119592737,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 65 acres in Cuero, De Witt County, Texas, centered on Terrell and Reuss streets and part of N. Indianola Street, a few blocks northwest of downtown. Most houses date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.","why_significant":"The district is described as containing Cuero's most cohesive and best preserved residences built before 1936. It holds the city's finest Queen Anne houses, its premier bungalow, and Colonial Revival and Prairie School examples, some by regionally prominent architects. Many of the town's most successful and affluent citizens built here, so the houses are larger and more detailed than those elsewhere.","narrative":"Northwest of downtown Cuero, this 65-acre neighborhood of houses along Terrell, Reuss and North Indianola streets preserves the city's best collection of homes built before 1936. Most date from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Cuero's most prosperous citizens settled here, so the houses tend to be larger and more elaborately detailed than those elsewhere in town. The district includes the city's finest Queen Anne houses, the Hermann Curlin House at 408 N. Terrell as its premier bungalow, Colonial Revival and Prairie School homes, and many vernacular L-plan dwellings. Architects Atlee B. Ayres, A.O. Watson and Jules Leffland designed some of them. Some houses were moved here, including the Wofford House from Lindenau and the Reiffert House from Indianola after the hurricane that destroyed that town. Few buildings have been added since 1936, and most houses have kept their historic character. The district was recognized for its architecture and its connection to local commerce between 1873 and 1936.","period_of_significance":"1873 to 1936","architect_builder":"Architects Atlee B. Ayres, A.O. Watson and Jules Leffland; contractors include Finck and Feuss and Bailey Mills","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Prairie School, bungalow, and vernacular types such as L-plan and center-passage houses","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most houses are well maintained and retain integrity, though some are severely altered; a small number of post-1936 buildings are present. Present use is listed as private residences, vacant and commercial.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.45915-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/9688/40968844/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001997.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001997/906e4e8260-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001997/906e4e8260-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terrell-Reuss_Historic_District.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968844","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrell%E2%80%93Reuss_Streets_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7703389"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dewitt-county/terrell-reuss-streets-historic-district-88001997/"}