{"nrhp_refnum":"92000018","name":"Virginia Avenue Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"500 block of Bremond (W side), 500--1800 blocks of Virginia Ave., 521 Weaver","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nacogdoches","county":"Nacogdoches County","state":"TX","lat":31.599544889500038,"lon":-94.66086176587572,"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 small residential historic district of about 15 acres on the east slope of Irion Hill in Nacogdoches, Texas, covering the 500-1800 blocks of Virginia Avenue and nearby streets. It holds 15 detached buildings, mostly houses from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the houses, as a group, reflect prevailing residential architectural tastes from about 1886 to 1940 and have seen few non-historic changes. The district also illustrates the westward residential expansion of Nacogdoches after rail service arrived in 1883. It includes the Harris House designed by local architect Dietrich A. W. Rulfs.","narrative":"Virginia Avenue Historic District is a compact neighborhood of detached houses on the east slope of Irion Hill in Nacogdoches, Texas. Of its 15 buildings, 10 contribute to its historic character. Most are wood-frame homes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with one 1880s brick house. Queen Anne houses with prominent porches and partial basements line the west side of the avenue, where steep terrain gave early residents views over the city. Bungalows from the 1920s and 1930s fill smaller lots on the east side. The neighborhood grew after rail service reached the city in 1883, when prominent citizens built elaborate homes on the hill. Among them is the 1895 Harris House at 612 Virginia Avenue, designed by local architect Dietrich A. W. Rulfs. The district was listed for its architecture, since the houses as a group show the residential tastes of the period with few later alterations, and for its link to the city's westward expansion between 1830 and 1940.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1886-1940","architect_builder":"Rulfs, Dietrich A. W.","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival; Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historically and currently single-dwelling domestic use; of 15 buildings, 10 contribute and 5 do not. One house at 524 Bremond is described as abandoned and in very poor condition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.830207-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/74/9698/40969874/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000018.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969874","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999734"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/nacogdoches-county/virginia-avenue-historic-district-92000018/"}