{"nrhp_refnum":"93000121","name":"Worthing, Louis F., House","other_names":["Site No. 857"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"620 N. Walnut","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wharton","county":"Wharton County","state":"TX","lat":29.315453626000078,"lon":-96.09331322899999,"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 frame Tudor Revival house at 620 North Walnut in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas, built around 1935 for banker Louis F. Worthing. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent local example of the Tudor Revival style, which was popular in Wharton in the late 1920s and 1930s. It retains a high degree of integrity with few alterations. It is also tied to Louis F. Worthing, a bank president who helped promote a college in Wharton County.","narrative":"Built around 1935 at 620 North Walnut in Wharton, this two-story frame house shows the Tudor Revival style that was popular in the town during the late 1920s and 1930s. Brick and stucco veneer cover the walls, and faux half-timbering decorates the gables and upper story. A steeply pitched wood-shingle roof combines front-gabled and hipped forms. The west facade is dominated by a single front gable with elaborate brick infill. The entrance sits in a small porch with paired square columns and its own half-timbered gable. Windows are multiple-light metal casements, and an exterior brick chimney rises on the south side. A one-story shed-type addition on the north side does not harm the house's integrity. Louis F. Worthing, president of the Security Bank and Trust Company from 1939 to 1960, had the house built. He also served on the Post War Planning Board, which helped promote a college in Wharton County. The house was listed for its architecture and its high degree of integrity.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1935","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Tudor Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single-family dwelling; a one-story shed-type addition on the north elevation is noted as not affecting overall integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.883486-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/56/9707/40970756/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/93000121.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000121/3db65f55c9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000121/3db65f55c9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_Worthing_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:Louis_Worthing_House,_Wharton,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970756","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000906"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/wharton-county/worthing-louis-f-house-93000121/"}