{"nrhp_refnum":"88002592","name":"Fisher, O. C., Federal Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"33 E. Twohig","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Angelo","county":"Tom Green County","state":"TX","lat":31.46153415300006,"lon":-100.43453714199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story federal building with a raised basement at 33 East Twohig in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, built in 1909-10 as a post office and courthouse and doubled in size in the 1930s.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the most imposing, architecturally significant buildings in San Angelo, a high-style example of Italian Renaissance Revival design. Its construction was a significant acquisition that came from a long, coordinated local effort to win recognition of the growing city's needs. It is named for O.C. Fisher, a San Angelo lawyer who served as county attorney, state legislator and U.S. Congressman.","narrative":"Rising three floors above a raised basement at 33 East Twohig, this San Angelo federal building was constructed in 1909-10 to house the U.S. Post Office on the first floor, with offices and courtrooms above. Designed under Treasury architect James Knox Taylor and supervised by W.H. Pratt, it follows the Italian Renaissance Revival style. Rusticated buff brick marks the first floor, smooth brick the upper levels, and a full entablature crowns the cornice. A symmetrical main facade features monumental steps, three Roman arches with keystones, two-story pilasters and pediment-topped windows. The original cost was $120,000. In the 1930s a federal public works project doubled its size with a rear addition that matches the original in style, materials and craftsmanship. The building later took the name of O.C. Fisher, a local lawyer and Congressman. It was listed for its architecture, as one of the most imposing buildings in the city and a product of local efforts to gain federal recognition for San Angelo.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect: James Knox Taylor (US Treasury Dept.); Supervising Architect: W.H. Pratt; Contractor: Grumwalt and Thomas (Muskogee, OK)","architectural_style":"Italian Renaissance Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Physical condition is described as good; the building retains its original site and has a major 1930s addition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.662505-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/9701/40970173/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002592.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002592/f2021e785e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002592/f2021e785e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Barera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Angelo_September_2019_32_(O._C._Fisher_Federal_Building).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Barera</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Angelo_September_2019_32_(O._C._Fisher_Federal_Building).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970173","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001374"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tom-green-county/fisher-o-c-federal-building-88002592/"}