{"nrhp_refnum":"91000713","name":"Hodde Drugstore","other_names":["Site No. 4"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St. SE of Burton St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Burton","county":"Washington County","state":"TX","lat":30.18077449200007,"lon":-96.59352851299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-06-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame commercial building on Main Street in Burton, Washington County, Texas, built in 1920 as a drugstore and doctor's office for Dr. Fred Hodde. It has a three-bay false-front facade and a stepped parapet.","why_significant":"It is described as an intact, superior local example of the vernacular false-front commercial store common in Burton in the early 20th century (Criterion C). It also reinforced Burton's role as a trade and service center in western Washington County through the medical practice run there from 1920 to 1933 (Criterion A).","narrative":"Built in 1920 on Main Street in Burton, Texas, this small frame building served as a drugstore and doctor's office for Dr. Fred Hodde, who had moved to town in 1917. It has a gabled roof hidden behind a stepped false-front parapet, a three-bay facade with paneled doors and paired two-over-two wood windows, and a shed-roofed porch covered in sheet metal. A rear garage is counted as noncontributing because of lost sheathing. From 1920 to 1933 the building hosted Dr. Hodde's practice and minor surgeries, including tonsillectomies performed by his brother Dr. Hermann Hodde of Brenham. Another brother, Dr. Lewis Hodde, worked there as pharmacist. Patients came from as far as Lee County, giving the farm community a convenient alternative to Brenham. Dr. Fred Hodde sold the building in 1933 and moved his practice to Brenham. The building is recognized for its architectural integrity as a local example of the false-front store type and for its role in the town's medical and commercial life.","period_of_significance":"1920-1933","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: One-part commercial block (vernacular false-front commercial)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Historic use was a specialty store; current use is listed as a single-family dwelling. A rear one-car garage is noncontributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.073903-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/81/9706/40970681/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/91000713.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970681","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002466"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/washington-county/hodde-drugstore-91000713/"}