{"nrhp_refnum":"90000463","name":"Schuerenberg, R. A., House","other_names":["Wilder,Donald,House","#612"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"703 S. Market","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brenham","county":"Washington County","state":"TX","lat":30.162541366000028,"lon":-96.39466819399996,"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 1 1/2-story frame house at 703 South Market in Brenham, Washington County, Texas, built in 1886 for businessman R.A. Schuerenberg and moved to its present site about 1910.","why_significant":"The nomination finds it eligible under Criterion C as a good example of Victorian Queen Anne architecture later modified with Classical Revival details. It is described as an excellent representation of the turn-of-the-century transition in domestic architecture and retains a high degree of integrity. It is also tied to the local context of community development and regional expansion, 1870-1941.","narrative":"Built in 1886 at Brenham, Texas, this 1 1/2-story frame house was the primary residence of R.A. Schuerenberg, a prospering local businessman. He and his brother took over their father's blacksmith shop and farm implement business in 1884 and expanded it to sell carriages, hardware, guns, china and later Ford and John Deere products. The house was moved about 1910 from a site half a block north. It rests on brick piers beneath a standing seam metal roof and shows Queen Anne character through its asymmetrical plan, corner tower with finial and balcony, and fishscale shingled gable. The wraparound porch, with Corinthian-capital columns and a turned balustrade, reflects early twentieth-century Classical Revival influence, likely added when the house was moved. Few alterations have occurred, and the house retains a high degree of integrity. It was recognized for its architecture as a clear example of the shift from Victorian to Classical Revival domestic design.","period_of_significance":"1886","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Victorian (Queen Anne) with Classical Revival elements","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, with few alterations or additions; a noncontributing garage is on the property.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.930063-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/9706/40970641/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90000463.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000463/b6634196ba-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000463/b6634196ba-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schuerenberg2.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:Schuerenberg2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970641","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002488"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/washington-county/schuerenberg-r-a-house-90000463/"}