{"nrhp_refnum":"94001241","name":"Moore, Col. Hugh B. and Helen, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8 Ninth Ave., N.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Texas City","county":"Galveston County","state":"TX","lat":29.393996721000065,"lon":-94.90292606699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-10-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Community Planning and Development","Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story brick hipped-roof house at 8 Ninth Avenue North in Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, built in 1912 by the James Steward Company of Chicago, with a garage apartment and storage building on the lot.","why_significant":"The house is tied to Colonel Hugh B. Moore, a transportation expert who helped move U.S. troops during the Mexican crisis and World War I and who promoted Texas City's port and economy. It is also tied to Helen Moore, a suffrage leader, Texas legislator and president of the Texas League of Women Voters. It is further regarded as an excellent local example of residential architecture with Prairie School influences.","narrative":"Built in 1912 on the shore of Galveston Bay, this 2 1/2-story brick house in Texas City was home to Colonel Hugh B. Moore and his wife Helen. The James Steward Company of Chicago built it with railroad rails reinforcing the concrete, 14-inch brick walls and no wood in the load-bearing walls. Prairie School influences show in the hipped roof, broad porches and gable-front portico. Stowe and Stowe Architects directed alterations in 1929, including sunroom enclosures. Mahogany woodwork and a six-tier living room fireplace mark the interior. Hugh Moore helped secure harbor funding, recruited industry to Texas City and organized troop and supply transport during the Mexican crisis and World War I. Helen Moore led the suffrage movement, served in the Texas Legislature and presided over the Texas League of Women Voters. A garage apartment and storage building also contribute to the property, which remains a single-family residence.","period_of_significance":"1912-1944","architect_builder":"James Steward Company (Builder, Chicago); Stowe and Stowe (Architects, Galveston)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Prairie School","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Currently in use as a single dwelling. It stood vacant for a number of years after the Moores' deaths, before a 1967 purchase and renovation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.443946-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/9720/40972024/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/94001241.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001241/3d0533829e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001241/3d0533829e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jim Evans","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Col._Hugh_B._and_Helen_Moore_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Evans</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Col._Hugh_B._and_Helen_Moore_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972024","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002060"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/galveston-county/moore-col-hugh-b-and-helen-house-94001241/"}