{"nrhp_refnum":"91000718","name":"Nienstedt, Herbert, House","other_names":["Site No. 9"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE corner of Brazos and Washington Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Burton","county":"Washington County","state":"TX","lat":30.183337166000058,"lon":-96.59554276799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-06-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1 1/2-story Tudor Revival style house built about 1930 on a corner lot at Brazos and Washington Streets in Burton, Washington County, Texas, in the primary residential area east of the commercial center.","why_significant":"It is nominated under Criterion C as an excellent, well-preserved example of a Tudor Revival dwelling in Burton, where few such buildings exist and most have been significantly altered. Its nested gables, round-arch motif, false half-timbering and varied materials distinguish it from local examples. It also retains a high level of historic integrity.","narrative":"Built about 1930 on a corner lot in Burton's main residential area, this 1 1/2-story house is a Tudor Revival dwelling with an asymmetrical form and a busy roofline of steeply pitched gables. Walls combine weatherboard, brick and stucco, the roof is covered in diamond-patterned slate, and the gable ends show false half-timbering. A wrap-around porch with an arched entry bay and a pair of nested front gables gives the house a scale unusual for the town. Inside, a central-hall plan includes Tudor-arched openings, and original wallpaper, early linoleum floor mats and bath and kitchen fixtures survive. Three outbuildings contribute to the property, while a two-car garage does not. Burton has only a handful of Tudor Revival buildings, and most have been significantly altered, so this well-preserved example stands out. It was reportedly designed by Will Weeren with carpenters Bonham Blackburn and Orso Huebner for school board president Herbert Nienstedt, who lived here until his death in 1939.","period_of_significance":"c.1930","architect_builder":"Reportedly designed by Will Weeren with local carpenters Bonham Blackburn and Orso Huebner","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant; the property includes three contributing outbuildings and one noncontributing garage.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.355667-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/51/9706/40970651/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/91000718.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000718/85100ea9d0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000718/85100ea9d0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HerbertNienstedtHouse_(1_of_1).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HerbertNienstedtHouse_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970651","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002474"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/washington-county/nienstedt-herbert-house-91000718/"}