Schaeffer, W. F., House
Why it's listed
This one-story frame house at 608 Pecan Street in Bastrop, Texas, sits at the southwest corner of Austin and Pecan Streets. Dated to 1913, it was built as a residence and is still used as one. The house follows a T-shaped plan with a porch supported by square columns. It has a gable roof with eave returns, finished in standing-seam V-crimp tin, and a brick chimney rises from the frame walls. The front door has a transom, and the windows are two-over-two sash. A 1976 survey recorded its condition as fair. The record describes the house as a typical example of a late Victorian dwelling in Bastrop, and that representative character is the basis for its listing. The surviving paperwork is brief and names no architect or builder. It gives no extended history of the people who lived there.
Significance in brief: The survey record describes it as a typical example of a late Victorian house in Bastrop. No further argument for significance is given.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 78003324, listed December 22, 1978. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | 608 Pecan, Bastrop |
|---|---|
| County | Bastrop County |
| Listed | December 22, 1978 |
| Reference number | 78003324 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Physical condition is listed as fair; the present use is the same as the original use, a residence. |
| Coordinates | 30.10642, -97.31751 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 78003324.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001462
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.