House at 1002 Stockdale
Why it's listed
Built around 1885 at the corner of Stockdale and Ward streets in Cuero, this two-story frame house follows the I-house form, with a center passage plan under a gable roof covered in composition shingles. Weatherboard siding covers the walls, and the windows are wood-sash double-hung units with six-over-six lights. The main entrance has a transom and sidelights. A three-bay, two-story porch with a shed roof faces east, supported by chamfered wood posts and finished with turned wood balusters and jig-sawn brackets. A one-story rear ell with board-and-batten siding may be the original house, or a detached kitchen later joined to the main block. Few I houses were built in Cuero, and this one is considered among the city's most outstanding examples. Aside from minor porch changes, including a concrete porch floor, it has remained virtually unaltered. The property is in good condition and still serves as a residence.
Significance in brief: The inventory form describes it as one of Cuero's most outstanding examples of an I house, a type of which few were built locally. Despite minor porch changes, the house remains virtually unaltered. The reviewer called it an outstanding local example of the vernacular I-house style, accepted under Criterion C.
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 88001993, listed October 31, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1002 Stockdale, Cuero |
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| County | DeWitt County |
| Listed | October 31, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88001993 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | I house |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present condition is described as good, with a concrete porch floor as the noted alteration. The house is in residential use. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 29.08012, -97.29378 (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 88001993.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001864
- This listing as JSON
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