Morey House
Also known as: #15
Why it's listed
Built about 1895 at 328 North Main Street in Belton, the Morey House is a 2-story, L-plan frame dwelling with a long, ornate 2-story gallery across its east-facing front. The main roof is hipped, with gables projecting over the wing ends, and a pedimented gable tops the chamfered front bay. The gallery has turned posts, carved balusters and scroll-shaped brackets in the Eastlake style, and the walls combine ship-lap siding with fish-scale shingles. It once belonged to a row of large Victorian residences along North Main Street. The Morey family lived there until 1914, when Frederick William Guffy, long-time Belton postmaster, bought it. Around 1950 it was divided into apartments, and it has since been rehabilitated. It is recognized as one of the largest and best preserved Queen Anne houses in Belton, and as a reminder of the town's prosperity during the cotton boom years.
Significance in brief: The house is one of the largest and best preserved Queen Anne houses in Belton and typifies the popular late 19th-century Queen Anne style. It reflects the town's prosperity during the cotton boom around the turn of the century and the availability of mass-marketed house plans and manufactured details.
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 90001880, listed December 26, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 328 N. Main St., Belton |
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| County | Bell County |
| Listed | December 26, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90001880 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1895 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne/Eastlake |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Remodeled into apartments about 1950, with exterior stairs added; recently rehabilitated. Historic and current function is a single dwelling. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.05943, -97.46278 (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 90001880.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000887
- This listing as JSON
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