Harrison-Hastedt House
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
This two-story frame house at 236 Preston Street in Columbus, Texas, grew in stages. Its oldest part is a two-room, one-story dwelling built by T. W. Folts in 1861, later home to Dillard Cooper, a survivor of the 1836 Goliad Massacre. In 1888 the local builders Andrew Wirtz and Sons added a two-story I-plan house for Jesse and Abbie Harrison, folding the earlier dwelling into a rear ell. Full-length galleries, jigsawn scrollwork, shutters and a carved front door with sidelights and a transom mark the street front. Inside, the stairway is Texas redheart pine, and brick fireplaces and tongue-and-groove floors remain. Jesse Harrison served as District Clerk and County Clerk, and later owner John Hastedt also became County Clerk. A sleeping porch was added in 1931, and a 1963 restoration brought a garage and updated systems. The house keeps its 1888 form and was listed for its architecture at the local level.
Significance in brief: The house is significant under Criterion C for architecture as a good example of a small vernacular house expanded in the late nineteenth century to reflect larger dwelling sizes and contemporary tastes. It has kept its essential 1888 form, with later rear additions in 1931 and 1963. It is also tied to local figures, including a Goliad Massacre survivor and two county clerks.
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 04000231, listed March 22, 2004. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 236 Preston St., Columbus |
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| County | Colorado County |
| Listed | March 22, 2004 |
| Reference number | 04000231 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1861-1888 |
| Architect / builder | Folts, T. W., Columbus, Texas (1861); Wirtz, Andrew and Sons, Columbus, Texas (1888) |
| Architectural style | OTHER/I-plan; LATE VICTORIAN/Folk Victorian |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently used as a single-family dwelling, as it was historically. |
| Acreage | 1.3 |
| Coordinates | 29.70887, -96.53770 (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 04000231.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q109999923
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.