{"nrhp_refnum":"88002600","name":"Blakeney, J. B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"438 W. Twohig","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Angelo","county":"Tom Green County","state":"TX","lat":31.458892611000067,"lon":-100.44481069299997,"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 two-story buff brick house at 438 West Twohig in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, built in 1929 for J.B. Blakeney. It was designed by Dallas architects Anton F. Korn and B.M. Morgan and built by H.L. McBride.","why_significant":"The house is presented as an attractive example of eclectic design with Italian Renaissance influences. Its architect, Anton Korn, also designed several major San Angelo buildings, including the Tom Green County Courthouse, the San Angelo National Bank Building and the Cactus Hotel. It also sits on a street with several other historic houses.","narrative":"Built in 1929 at 438 West Twohig in San Angelo, this large two-story house was commissioned by J.B. Blakeney and cost $30,000, including a garage. Dallas architects Anton F. Korn and B.M. Morgan designed it, and H.L. McBride was the builder. Buff brick walls rise to a dominant hipped roof of Spanish tile with wide eaves. A five-bay central block is flanked by one-story pavilions with Roman arched openings, one filled with metal casements and a fanlight, the other left as an open porch. The centered entry has a round arched fanlight, Corinthian columns, a cornice with a wrought iron railing, and a stone surround. Stone also appears in the quoins and a sill stringcourse. Korn designed several major San Angelo buildings, including the county courthouse, the San Angelo National Bank Building and the Cactus Hotel. The house was recognized as an attractive example of eclectic and Italian Renaissance influences on a street with other historic houses. It is now used as a funeral home and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1929","architect_builder":"Architects Anton F. Korn and B.M. Morgan; builder H.L. McBride","architectural_style":"Eclectic with Italian Renaissance influence","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as good, the house is in its original location, and it is now used as a funeral home.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.444267-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/69/9701/40970169/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002600.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002600/7fbcf653e3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002600/7fbcf653e3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Barera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Angelo_September_2019_79_(J._B._Blakeney_House).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_79_(J._B._Blakeney_House).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970169","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Blakeney_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106611210"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tom-green-county/blakeney-j-b-house-88002600/"}