Callaway-Gillette House
Why it's listed
Built in 1895 at 306 E. Sarah in Cuero, this 1 1/2-story frame house follows an L plan and sits in a residential area north of the central business district. It was constructed for S.B. Calloway, and by 1898 James T. Gillette owned it. The contractor is given as H.J. Huck & Co., with a question mark indicating uncertainty. The house has weatherboard siding, a gabled roof covered in asbestos shingles, double-hung wood windows with operable shutters, and a single-door entrance with a transom. A two-bay porch has box columns with molded caps and squared-wood balusters. The front-projecting wing has cutaway corners, pendants, jig-sawn brackets and imbricated shingles in the gable ends. An interior brick chimney has a corbeled cap. The house was listed as a good example of the common L-plan form, and its off-center porch gable makes it unique in Cuero. It remains in residential use and in good condition.
Significance in brief: The form cites architectural significance. It describes the house as a good example of the common L-plan house form. The off-center gable on the porch makes the structure unique in Cuero. It was built for S.B. Calloway and by 1898 was owned by James T. Gillette.
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 88001989, listed October 31, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 306 E. Sarah, Cuero |
|---|---|
| County | DeWitt County |
| Listed | October 31, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88001989 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Huck, H.J. & Co. (?) listed as contractor |
| Architectural style | L-plan dwelling |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present condition is listed as good, and the present use is residential. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Terrell-Reuss Streets Historic District |
| Coordinates | 29.09517, -97.28552 (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 88001989.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001882
- This listing as JSON
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