English-Dansby House
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Located at 204 W. 28th Street in Bryan, Texas, this one-story frame house follows a modified L-plan. It has drop siding, a hip roof with gables covered in composition shingles, and wood double-hung windows with one-over-one lights. A five-bay L-shaped porch with a shed roof and turned-wood posts wraps part of the exterior. Other details include an offset chimney with a corbeled cap, louvered gable vents, classical window surrounds and an integral rear ell. The house is dated to about 1905, though it was apparently built for J.W. English in 1907 along with a nearly identical house at 206 W. 28th. M.J. Dansby bought both in 1920 and passed this one to R.M. Dansby in 1921. R.M. Dansby operated the American Steam Laundry and was a city commissioner in the late 1930s. It was recognized as an excellent local expression of an early twentieth-century modified L-plan dwelling, and it remains in residential use in good condition.
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| Styles | Modified L-plan |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | English-Dansby House (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.