Buchel, Floyd, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1914 for Floyd Buchel, who owned it through the 1930s, this one-story frame house at 407 E. Broadway in Cuero follows a modified L plan. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables, wood double-hung windows, and an L-shaped porch with paired tapered box supports on wooden piers. Other features include brick chimneys with corbeled caps, wide overhanging eaves, a square projecting bay, and an oculus with a pent roof in the gable end. A dormer shaped to match its Palladian window is the most distinctive element, and a gabled dormer faces south. The house was listed as one of the finest local examples of an otherwise fairly common house form, enriched by Classical Revival detailing. It is recorded as having been moved to its current corner at Broadway and Hunt streets, remains in residential use, and is in good condition, with a screened porch as the main alteration.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents it as one of the finest local examples of the fairly common modified L-plan house form. It includes Classical Revival detailing, and its dormer with a Palladian window arrangement is noted as especially noteworthy. The reviewer's summary calls it the best local example of an L-plan dwelling.
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 88001950, listed October 31, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 407 E. Broadway, Cuero |
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| County | DeWitt County |
| Listed | October 31, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88001950 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Modified L-plan dwelling with Classical Revival detailing |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as in good condition, with a screened-in porch as an alteration; still used as a residence. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Terrell-Reuss Streets Historic District |
| Coordinates | 29.09175, -97.28599 (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 88001950.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001867
- This listing as JSON
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