{"nrhp_refnum":"92000012","name":"Woodmen of the World Building","other_names":["Site No. 176"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"412 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nacogdoches","county":"Nacogdoches County","state":"TX","lat":31.60252115600008,"lon":-94.65386321999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-02-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick commercial building at 412 E. Main Street in Nacogdoches, Texas, erected about 1923 as a lodge hall for the local Woodmen of the World chapter, with leased commercial space below.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an outstanding and remarkably well-preserved local example of early 20th century commercial architecture, notable for its strong vertical expression and its retained integrity. It also reflects downtown expansion along East Main Street and the growth of fraternal organizations in the city.","narrative":"Rising three stories above its one-story neighbors on East Main Street in Nacogdoches, this brick building was erected about 1923 for the local chapter of the Woodmen of the World, a fraternal group organized in 1908. Members raised over $20,000, hired Moore Construction Company to build the structure, and contracted R. W. Parrish for the woodwork. The third floor served as the lodge, while the first and second floors were leased to businesses, possibly to help cover lodge expenses. The lodge met here until 1975. Designed as a two-part commercial block, the building has a darker, more expensive brick on its front, display windows at street level, and upper floors with projecting piers, vertical window muntins and a stepped parapet. These features give it a strong vertical character. Unusually unaltered compared with nearby buildings, it is regarded as one of the best local examples of early twentieth-century commercial architecture and as a prominent downtown landmark.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1923","architect_builder":"Moore Construction Company","architectural_style":"Two-Part Commercial Block","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The structure is described as being in good condition, with few physical changes. Its current use is commerce/trade (business).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.666651-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/82/9698/40969882/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000012.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000012/592d0a114f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000012/592d0a114f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Barera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nacogdoches_August_2017_11_(Woodmen_of_the_World_Building).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Barera</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:Nacogdoches_August_2017_11_(Woodmen_of_the_World_Building).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"08000478","name":"Nacogdoches Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/nacogdoches-downtown-historic-district-08000478/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969882","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodmen_of_the_World_Building_(Nacogdoches,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8033103"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/nacogdoches-county/woodmen-of-the-world-building-92000012/"}