{"nrhp_refnum":"93000103","name":"House at 512 North Resident","other_names":["Site No. 820"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"512 N. Resident","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wharton","county":"Wharton County","state":"TX","lat":29.315322636000076,"lon":-96.09558107499998,"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 1 1/2-story concrete block bungalow at 512 North Resident in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas, built around 1919. Oral history credits a local builder named Mr. Ford.","why_significant":"The house is a good example of local bungalow architecture and is notable for load-bearing concrete walls, which are rarely seen on bungalows. It is one of the most unusual bungalows in Wharton and retains a high degree of integrity, with few alterations.","narrative":"Built around 1919, this 1 1/2-story bungalow at 512 North Resident in Wharton is unusual for its load-bearing concrete block walls, cast with a faux-stone finish. A multi-gabled roof with fiberglass shingles covers the house, and metal shingles clad the gables, dormers and porch soffit. The west facade has a balanced arrangement of three gables, with a smaller fourth gable over the central entry. The inset porch has a balustrade of square concrete balusters, tiered piers and columns. A stuccoed chimney rises through the eave. Sanborn maps show the house on the site by 1919, and oral history suggests a local builder named Ford constructed it. The house was listed for its architecture. Bungalows are common in Wharton, but this concrete-cast example is one of the most distinctive, and it keeps a high degree of integrity. A modern garage and shed on the property do not contribute to its significance.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1919","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Bungalow","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"In good condition with few alterations; still used as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.424985-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/6/9707/40970706/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/93000103.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000103/d193784853-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000103/d193784853-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_512_North_Resident,_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:House_at_512_North_Resident,_Wharton,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970706","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002525"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/wharton-county/house-at-512-north-resident-93000103/"}