House at 407 N. Parker
Why it's listed
This one-story frame house at 407 N. Parker in Bryan, Texas, dates to about 1910 and follows the shotgun plan. It has weatherboard siding, a gable roof covered with standing-seam metal, box eaves, and wood double-hung windows with one-over-one lights. A two-bay shed-roofed porch runs across the west elevation, with turned-wood posts and jig-sawn brackets. Two interior brick chimneys with corbeled caps sit offset from center, and a shed addition extends from the rear. The house was recorded in good condition and remains in residential use. Its significance is local and architectural. It is described as an outstanding example of a shotgun dwelling, larger in height and width than other shotgun houses in Bryan and finished with more attention to detail, including its box eaves and brackets. Ownership changed fairly often, and the house apparently served as a rent house. The builder is unknown.
Significance in brief: The house is considered locally significant as an outstanding example of a shotgun dwelling. It has greater vertical and horizontal dimensions than other Bryan shotguns and is finished with more attention to detail, such as box eaves and brackets.
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 87001624, listed September 25, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 407 N. Parker, Bryan |
|---|---|
| County | Brazos County |
| Listed | September 25, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87001624 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Shotgun |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Recorded in good condition and in residential use; the form says it has apparently been used as a rent house. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 30.66813, -96.37472 (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 87001624.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001733
- This listing as JSON
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