{"nrhp_refnum":"92000235","name":"Roberts, Nathan J. and Nancy, House","other_names":["2792"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1430 S. Sixth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Abilene","county":"Taylor County","state":"TX","lat":32.44409981200005,"lon":-99.73972387999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick Bungalow with Classical Revival details at 1430 South Sixth Street in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, built about 1920. It is a private single-family dwelling with a contributing frame garage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a good local example of early 20th century residential architecture that blends Bungalow and Classical Revival elements. Porch detailing reflects the pre-World War I Classical Revival, while the brickwork, massing and form reflect post-war Bungalow design. This combination is atypical in Abilene, making it one of the city's most unusual houses of the period. It remains virtually unaltered.","narrative":"Built about 1920 on South Sixth Street in Abilene, this one-story brick house combines two architectural traditions. It has a central hall plan, a bellcast hipped roof, and a three-bay porch that extends east into a porch terrace. Tuscan columns on brick piers support the porch roof, with paired consoles above, and a bellcast hipped dormer holds casement windows divided by an unusual pulvinated mullion. A frame garage to the northwest also contributes to the historic setting. The house was probably built for Nathan J. Roberts, who lived there by 1921; his widow Nancy occupied it after his death in the early 1930s. It was listed for its architecture. The porch detailing recalls the Classical Revival popular before World War I, while the brickwork, massing and form follow the Bungalow style that spread afterward. That mix is uncommon among Abilene homes of the time, and the house has changed very little since it was built.","period_of_significance":"c. 1920","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow; Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Remains in use as a single dwelling and is described as virtually unaltered, retaining its integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.242225-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/9700/40970028/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000235.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970028","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107320245"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/taylor-county/roberts-nathan-j-and-nancy-house-92000235/"}