{"nrhp_refnum":"93000099","name":"Croom, Wiley J., House","other_names":["Site No. 366"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"205 E. Milam","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wharton","county":"Wharton County","state":"TX","lat":29.310698028000047,"lon":-96.09859363999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-03-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Queen Anne style frame house at 205 East Milam in Wharton, Texas, designed by Eugene Heiner and built in 1888, with a small frame store at the northwest corner of the property.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the best example of Queen Anne residential architecture in Wharton. It is also one of the few architect-designed buildings in the community, and it retains a high degree of integrity. It is listed under Criterion C in the area of architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1888 at 205 East Milam in Wharton, this two-story frame house shows the Queen Anne style in an asymmetrical plan and facade. It sits on a brick foundation under a combined hipped and gabled roof, with weatherboard siding, a wraparound two-story porch, and a tower rising from the southeast corner. Turned columns, jig-sawn balusters, decorative bargeboard and art glass windows add detail. A small frame store at the northwest corner also contributes to the property. Wiley J. Croom, a lawyer and real estate figure who served as county judge from 1886 to 1890, had the house designed by Eugene Heiner, who was also the architect of the new county courthouse in the same period. The house is considered the best Queen Anne residence in Wharton and one of the few architect-designed buildings in the community. It retains a high degree of integrity and remains a single-family dwelling.","period_of_significance":"1888","architect_builder":"Heiner, Eugene","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current use is single dwelling; the house retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.615703-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/9707/40970744/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/93000099.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000099/c32bbac2f9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000099/c32bbac2f9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiley_Croom_House,_Wharton,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</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:Wiley_Croom_House,_Wharton,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970744","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107318096"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/wharton-county/croom-wiley-j-house-93000099/"}