Leinhardt, Albert and Kate, House
Why it's listed
Built in 1891 for Albert and Kate Leinhardt, this 1 1/2-story frame house at 818 E. Morgan in Cuero follows a center-passage plan with an integral rear ell. It has weatherboard siding, a gable roof, and wood double-hung windows. The main entrance has a transom and sidelights. A five-bay shed-roofed porch runs across the south front, with turned posts and balusters, jig-sawn brackets, and a spindled frieze. Intersecting front gables hold paired windows, and imbricated shingles decorate all the gable ends. A three-sided bay projects from the west side, where a four-bay porch repeats the front detailing. The house is valued for architecture: its elaborate woodwork and its near-total lack of alteration make it one of Cuero's most intact late 19th-century dwellings. It remained in the Leinhardt family through the 1930s, and it is still a residence in good condition. Records list H.J. Huck & Co. as a possible contractor.
Significance in brief: The nomination cites architecture as the basis of significance. Its elaborate jig-sawn and spindled woodwork mark it as one of Cuero's most intact late 19th-century dwellings. It is virtually unaltered and stayed in the Leinhardt family through the 1930s.
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 88001976, listed October 31, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 818 E. Morgan, Cuero |
|---|---|
| County | DeWitt County |
| Listed | October 31, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88001976 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Huck, H.J. & Co. (?) (contractor) |
| Architectural style | Center-passage dwelling |
| 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 | 29.08667, -97.28402 (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 88001976.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001896
- This listing as JSON
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