{"nrhp_refnum":"90001877","name":"Lee, Walter J., House","other_names":["#12"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"804 N. College St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Belton","county":"Bell County","state":"TX","lat":31.064677584000037,"lon":-97.46395529799997,"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 single-family house at 804 North College Street in Belton, Bell County, Texas, built in 1904 by local contractors Ben D. Lee and his son Walter J. Lee.","why_significant":"The house is considered a good, intact example of the dwarf foursquare type known as a \"pyramid house,\" which was common in Belton in the early twentieth century. It reflects the town's growth during the cotton boom years and the arrival of patternbook designs. It is significant locally under architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1904 at 804 North College Street in Belton, this 1 1/2-story frame house follows the foursquare plan in a form often called a pyramid house because of its steep hipped roof. Gabled wings project from the north and south sides, breaking the symmetry, and a large hipped dormer with three windows faces the front. Horizontal v-groove siding and decorative shingles cover the walls, and a broad porch with box columns sits beneath an extension of the roof. Local contractors Ben D. Lee and his son Walter J. Lee built it for themselves. Ben Lee had also been the contractor for the Curtis House, one of the town's cotton-baron mansions. They chose a patternbook design that would have looked modern then, and added prominent finials with a touch of Queen Anne character. The house was listed for its architecture, as an intact example of a house type common in Belton during the cotton boom. The exterior remains in good condition, though the interior has been altered.","period_of_significance":"1904","architect_builder":"Walter J. & Ben D. Lee","architectural_style":"Foursquare Plan (pyramid house), with Classical Revival detailing","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current use is a single dwelling; the exterior is in good condition with minor alterations, while the interior has been altered more extensively.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.709761-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/13/9682/40968213/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90001877.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968213","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000864"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bell-county/lee-walter-j-house-90001877/"}