House at 604 E. Twenty-seventh

This one-story frame house at 604 E. 27th Street in Bryan, Texas, dates to about 1920. It has drop siding, a hip roof with composition shingles, box eaves, and wood double-hung windows with one-over-one lights. A four-bay porch is inset across the south elevation, with box columns that have molded caps and squared-wood balusters. A hip dormer sits at the center above the facade, and the roof carries finials. Classical detailing appears around the door and windows. The house is recognized as an example of a hybrid bungalow form, marked by a hipped roof and an inset porch whose balance and symmetry allude to classicism. E.G. Jenkins probably built it around 1920, and during the 1930s the Jenkins family used it as rental property. Its recognition rests on architecture. It was included among the historic resources of Bryan and was listed in 1987. The inventory form gives its original and present use as residential.