{"nrhp_refnum":"90000456","name":"Becker-Hildebrandt House","other_names":["Dittmann,Louis E., House","#283"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1402 S. Church","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brenham","county":"Washington County","state":"TX","lat":30.15644413700005,"lon":-96.39648934999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame, center-passage house in vernacular Greek Revival style at 1402 South Church, Brenham, Washington County, Texas, built about 1860 for Dr. Becker and moved to its present site in 1912.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be significant under Criterion C as a representative of Greek Revival influence in mid-19th century vernacular domestic architecture. It is one of the few surviving mid-19th century residences in Brenham and the only known one of its scale and style. Despite its relocation and alterations, it is said to retain a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Built around 1860 for Dr. Becker, a physician who practiced in Brenham and Kinney, this one-story frame house follows the center-passage plan common in the mid-to-late 19th century. It rests on brick piers and is clad in narrow clapboard with asphalt shingles. A projecting gable portico on boxed columns shelters a paneled door with sidelights and a transom, and the five-bay front has original 6/6 windows with louvered shutters. The house was moved from College and Key Streets to its present site in 1912, when the portico was rebuilt. The Hildebrandt family, owners of the local ice company, bought it in 1919 and converted it to a duplex. Renovations in 1979-80 added fireplaces, and a noncontributing garage sits at the northwest corner. The house was listed for its Greek Revival character in vernacular form, being one of the few surviving mid-19th century homes in Brenham and the only known one of its scale and style.","period_of_significance":"c.1860","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival (vernacular)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The property is described as being in excellent condition and remains in use as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.503897-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/29/9706/40970629/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90000456.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000456/8e61e6d7fd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000456/8e61e6d7fd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Becker.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</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:Becker.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970629","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000825"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/washington-county/becker-hildebrandt-house-90000456/"}