{"nrhp_refnum":"96001016","name":"Green, Henry G. and Annie B., House","other_names":["Green, Annie Mae, House","Green Historical Center"],"category":"building","location":{"address":".5 mi SE of old US 59 and TX 118","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kendleton","county":"Fort Bend County","state":"TX","lat":29.450076281000065,"lon":-95.99425068199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Historic - Non-Aboriginal","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story vernacular double-pen (later triple-pen) frame house built c. 1870 in Kendleton, Fort Bend County, Texas, with a chicken coop, hen house and water pump on the site.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the best surviving examples of African American domestic forms and spaces in Kendleton, reflecting post-Civil War settlement through the mid-20th century. It is tied to Henry G. Green, a county commissioner and constable during the final decade of biracial politics in Fort Bend County. Its 1930s-40s alterations show the effect of federal rural assistance programs, and archeological testing shows potential for further information.","narrative":"Built around 1870 near the intersection of old U.S. 59 and State Highway 118, this one-story frame house in Kendleton began as a double-pen dwelling with a rear shed room and front porch. About 1910 a third pen was added, and in 1912-1913 a kitchen, dining room and storage room were built at the rear. Asbestos shingles, a new roof and new windows were added around 1938, and a bathroom was enclosed from the porch about 1942. Henry G. Green lived here, farmed cotton, sharpened plows and served as county commissioner and constable in the 1880s, during the last years of biracial politics in the county. His wife Annie was known locally for nursing with herbs. The house is considered a rare intact remnant of post-Civil War African American settlement in Kendleton. Archeological testing recovered 735 artifacts, many dating from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. The building is now vacant and in poor condition.","period_of_significance":"c. 1870 - 1946","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Vernacular Double Pen","criteria":["A","D"],"status_note":"The house is vacant and in poor condition; it is owned by a local heritage society that plans a museum and visitor center.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.005458-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/74/9719/40971974/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/96001016.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971974","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001218"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/fort-bend-county/green-henry-g-and-annie-b-house-96001016/"}