Stone, Roy C., House
Why it's listed
Built around 1925, this one-story frame house at 715 E. 31st Street in Bryan sits in an area developed between the 1920s and 1940s, several blocks southeast of the original town site. It has an asymmetrical plan, stuccoed walls, a flat roof with a parapet, and wood double-hung windows. A small entry porch with a shed roof and stuccoed piers faces the southeast, where a low wall encloses a terrace. The design mixes Spanish Colonial, Mission and Pueblo Revival details, including tiled shed roofs over windows and entries, arched openings, wrought iron, paired vigas and an elaborated chimney top with a small tiled roof. The house was listed for its architecture. It is described as the city's outstanding Spanish Colonial Revival dwelling and apparently one of few built locally in a style popular across the region. Roy C. Stone, associated with a local clothing firm, and his wife were the only family to occupy it. The architect is unknown, and the house remained in residential use in good condition.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it the city's outstanding Spanish Colonial Revival dwelling and apparently one of the few built locally in this regionally popular style. Its significance is recorded under architecture. It is also tied to Roy C. Stone, associated with A.M. Waldrop & Co. Clothiers, and his wife, the only family to occupy it.
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 87001649, listed September 25, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 715 E. Thirty-first, Bryan |
|---|---|
| County | Brazos County |
| Listed | September 25, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87001649 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is listed as good, and the present use is residential. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 30.66473, -96.36689 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87001649.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000724
- This listing as JSON
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