{"nrhp_refnum":"90001874","name":"Ferguson, James A., House","other_names":["#8"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1123 N. Beal St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Belton","county":"Bell County","state":"TX","lat":31.06529905700006,"lon":-97.45556091599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-12-26","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 in the foursquare plan at 1123 North Beal Street, Belton, Bell County, Texas, built about 1905 by local builder T. Hamp Birdwell, with a clipped-gable barn on the property.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an intact example of a regional variation of the American Four Square type that was common in Texas and characteristic of Belton. It reflects Belton's growth during the turn-of-the-century cotton boom. It is notable as an unusually intact example on its original site with outbuildings.","narrative":"Built around 1905 at 1123 North Beal Street in Belton, this 1 1/2-story frame house follows the foursquare plan. It has a steeply pitched hipped roof, a central front dormer, a symmetrical west facade and a covered porch along the west and south sides, supported by box columns with inset panels. A clipped-gable barn stands at the northeast corner of the large lot, and two hitching posts marked with five-point stars line the front curb. Local builder T. Hamp Birdwell constructed it for James A. Ferguson, a local attorney and cousin of future Texas governor James E. Ferguson. The house is valued as an intact example of a one-story variation on the American Four Square that was especially characteristic of Belton during its cotton boom years. Its boxed columns and entry pediment show Classical Revival influence, while the wraparound porch and plan recall a Queen Anne cottage. It remains unusually complete, with its original site and outbuildings.","period_of_significance":"1905","architect_builder":"T. Hamp Birdwell, Builder","architectural_style":"Foursquare plan (Other); the text also notes Classical Revival elements and a Queen Anne cottage plan","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition with only very minor alterations; still used 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 02:54:20.910879-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/11/9682/40968211/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90001874.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001874/5d0af476d7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001874/5d0af476d7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Carolyn Willingham","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_A._Ferguson_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolyn Willingham</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:James_A._Ferguson_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968211","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000890"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bell-county/ferguson-james-a-house-90001874/"}