{"nrhp_refnum":"93000129","name":"King, Richard, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"611 S. Upper Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Corpus Christi","county":"Nueces County","state":"TX","lat":27.787961229000075,"lon":-97.39700203899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-03-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Italian Renaissance style brick house with a garage apartment at 611 South Upper Broadway, on a bluff overlooking Corpus Christi Bay in Corpus Christi, Texas, built in 1928 for banker and rancher Richard King.","why_significant":"The house is nominated under Criterion C in the area of Architecture as a fine local example of Italian Renaissance design by San Antonio architect John M. Marriott. It displays a boxy shape, symmetry, a pedimented entrance, corner quoins, and a low hipped tile roof with wide eaves. It also represents an era of growth in Corpus Christi and was the home of Richard King, a leader in developing the city's port.","narrative":"Built in 1928 on a bluff overlooking Corpus Christi Bay, this two-story brick house at 611 South Upper Broadway was designed in the Italian Renaissance style by San Antonio architect John M. Marriott, with Fidel Chamberlain as general contractor. It has a concrete foundation, a low hipped roof of ceramic tile with wide eaves, a pedimented entrance, corner quoins, and a symmetrical arrangement of windows. A matching garage apartment stands to the west. The house was the home of Richard King, grandson of the King Ranch founder, who became president of Corpus Christi National Bank in 1928 and later chaired the Nueces County Navigation Commission for 22 years, helping the Port of Corpus Christi grow into one of the nation's largest. The house was recognized for its architecture as a fine local example of its style. Restoration in 1990-1991, based on historic photographs, returned its historic character, and the building now serves as law offices.","period_of_significance":"1928","architect_builder":"Marriott, John M. (architect); Chamberlain, Fidel (builder)","architectural_style":"Italian Renaissance","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Restored in 1990-1991 and rehabilitated as law offices; most first-floor rooms were converted to office space, and the building retains its historic integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.491571-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/9731/40973112/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/93000129.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000129/d295832382-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000129/d295832382-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_King_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User: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:Richard_King_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973112","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107318750"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/nueces-county/king-richard-house-93000129/"}