{"nrhp_refnum":"90001052","name":"Gervais House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"507 W. Forrest","address_restricted":false,"city":"Victoria","county":"Victoria County","state":"TX","lat":28.800719551000043,"lon":-97.00290812099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Victorian wood-frame dwelling at 507 West Forrest in Victoria, Texas, dated to 1891-92 (estimated). The architect and builder are unknown, and the house was moved from its original site.","why_significant":"The nomination cites architecture, noting an unusual combination of a symmetrical design with an essentially Georgian plan. The main north facade carries modest Italianate detailing, and the north and east porches keep most of their original turned and jig-sawn woodwork. It was also the home of local businessman Herman Gervais and his family until the 1930s.","narrative":"This two-story Victorian house at 507 West Forrest in Victoria, Texas, was built around 1891-92 by an unknown architect and builder. It is a wood-frame building with cypress siding, a composition roof and a truncated hip roofline with box eaves and pendant brackets. Its north facade is symmetrical, with angled one-story window bays flanking a central entrance, and a two-story entry porch. Chamfered posts, jig-sawn brackets, turned balusters and a picket-pattern spandrel decorate the porches, and the north and east porches keep most of their original detail. Beneath the symmetrical front, the house follows an essentially Georgian plan, and the main facade shows modest Italianate touches. Local businessman Herman Gervais and his family lived here until the 1930s, and Mrs. Gervais ran a boarding house in the home. The house has been moved from its original site and is described as in good condition after a recent restoration. It was recognized mainly for its architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian; Georgian plan with modest Italianate detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present condition listed as good and recently restored; present use residential. A \"For Lease\" sign appears in the photo material.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.589786-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/2/9705/40970502/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90001052.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001052/73bd8f84ac-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001052/73bd8f84ac-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ProfReader","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gervais_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">ProfReader</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:Gervais_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970502","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000833"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/victoria-county/gervais-house-90001052/"}