Sausley House
Why it's listed
Built around 1910 at 700 N. Washington in Bryan, Texas, this 1 1/2-story frame house follows a modified L plan. It has drop siding, a hip roof with gables covered in composition shingles, and box eaves with jig-sawn pieces added to the gable-end fascia. Windows are wood-sash double-hung units with two-over-two lights. A six-bay hip-roofed porch wraps around the east and south elevations, supported by turned-wood posts and squared-wood balusters, and an interior brick chimney with corbeled caps sits off-center on the roof. The house is in one of Bryan's oldest residential neighborhoods, a few blocks east of downtown. It was listed for its architecture. The modified L-plan dwelling was common in Bryan from the late nineteenth into the early twentieth century, and although many examples survive, this one is described as among the most outstanding and intact. Tony Saulsey owned and occupied it in the late 1930s. The house remains in residential use and good condition.
Significance in brief: The form argues the house is one of the most outstanding and intact examples of the modified L-plan dwelling, a type popular in Bryan in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The reviewer called it a locally outstanding and remarkably intact version. The area of significance is architecture.
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 87001643, listed September 25, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 700 N. Washington, Bryan |
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| County | Brazos County |
| Listed | September 25, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87001643 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Modified L-plan |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as good; present use is residential. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 30.67941, -96.37922 (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 87001643.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001736
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.