Harris, Capt. Andrew Jackson, House
Also known as: #3
Why it's listed
Built around 1870 at 1001 West Tenth Street in Belton, this two-story limestone house follows the vernacular I-house form, with a symmetrical five-bay facade and a central hall plan. Locally quarried limestone, rusticated quoins and a standing-seam metal roof define the main body, which reflects late Greek Revival style. A full-length, two-story wooden gallery on the east front adds jigsawn brackets and a balustrade in a pattern of circles and darts, a later Queen Anne-inspired update that transforms the facade. Captain Andrew Jackson Harris, a Mississippi-born Confederate cavalry veteran, teacher, lawyer and county school superintendent, built the house and later helped bring Baylor's women's college to Belton. Listed for its architecture, the house is one of the few surviving early post-Civil War buildings in the city and an example of the large residences built by its prominent citizens. The interiors were rebuilt after a period of vacancy, and the house remains a single dwelling.
Significance in brief: The house is presented as an outstanding example of the large dwellings built in Belton after the Civil War. It is an architectural hybrid of a late Greek Revival form with a later Queen Anne-style jigsawn gallery added. It is also one of the few surviving early post-Civil War structures in Belton, tied to the town's cattle-boom era development.
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 90001871, listed December 26, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1001 W. Tenth St., Belton |
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| County | Bell County |
| Listed | December 26, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90001871 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c1870-c1885 (corrected by the Keeper; the form originally stated c. 1870-1910) |
| Architect / builder | Built by Captain Andrew Jackson Harris; architect unknown |
| Architectural style | Central Hall Plan (vernacular I-house); Queen Anne-Eastlake; late Greek Revival with Queen Anne-inspired gallery |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling; exterior in excellent condition. Interiors were largely destroyed while the house stood empty and have been reconstructed. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.06744, -97.46873 (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 90001871.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000883
- This listing as JSON
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