{"nrhp_refnum":"91002020","name":"Stoddard, Jessie W., House","other_names":["Collins,Joseph,House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of US 183, Fannin and Hord Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Goliad","county":"Goliad County","state":"TX","lat":28.66508980100008,"lon":-97.38834131999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-01-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story stone and frame vernacular dwelling at the intersection of US Highway 183, Fannin and Hord Streets in Goliad, Texas, built in three phases beginning c. 1847 (possibly earlier).","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant locally under Criterion C in Architecture as an intact example of evolving vernacular design. Its earliest portion shows Spanish and Mexican colonial construction traits, and it is presumed to be one of the oldest surviving stone buildings in Goliad County. It was built with local materials and techniques and grew as living space was needed.","narrative":"Built in three phases, this one-story house in Goliad, Texas, combines local sandstone walls with a later board-and-batten addition. The oldest section, dated c. 1847 though oral accounts suggest the 1820s, has thick stone walls, a buttress, multiple exterior doors, a length of 33 feet (ten varas) and evidence of a former flat roof, all traits of Spanish and Mexican colonial building. A stone ell was added later in the 19th century, and a frame addition followed around 1934, possibly reusing a former outbuilding. Early owners included Jessie W. Stoddard, who bought the lot in 1847, and later the Collins family, linked to the Goliad cattle trade, and the Billups family, who lived there until 1975. After years of neglect, restoration started in 1987. The house is recognized locally for illustrating evolving vernacular architecture built from regional materials and methods.","period_of_significance":"c.1847, c.1934","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Vernacular: evolved from a 2-room plan to an L-plan to a rectangular plan","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Severely deteriorated until restoration began in 1987; the roof, doors, windows, masonry and siding have been repaired, with porch, ceiling, floor and plaster work still planned. Current function listed as work in progress.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.160123-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/9721/40972125/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/91002020.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91002020/4dde1bce09-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91002020/4dde1bce09-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"cdsanchez","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jessie_W-_Stoddard_House_2012-09-26_16-56-24.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">cdsanchez</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:Jessie_W-_Stoddard_House_2012-09-26_16-56-24.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972125","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107318401"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/goliad-county/stoddard-jessie-w-house-91002020/"}