Ott, S. I., House
Why it's listed
Located at 302 N. Hunt Street in Cuero, this one-story frame house follows the center-passage plan, with a hall running through the middle and two rooms deep on each side. It has weatherboard siding, a gable roof with kicked eaves in the gable ends, and wood double-hung windows. The main entrance is a single door with a transom and sidelights, and the door has twin round-arched lights. A five-sided porch with angled bays, chamfered posts and turned-wood balusters faces east, and a rear ell extends behind the main block. The house was erected on this site in 1888 or 1889 and may have been moved from Indianola. Its porch was added between 1902 and 1907, according to Sanborn maps. The house stayed in the Ott family through the 1930s. It was recognized as an outstanding local example of the center-passage form, which was common in Cuero. It remains in residential use and is in good condition.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it an outstanding local example of a center-passage dwelling, a common house form in Cuero. Its five-sided porch with angled bays and chamfered columns was added between 1902 and 1907, according to Sanborn maps. The house stayed in the Ott 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 88001964, listed October 31, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 302 N. Hunt, Cuero |
|---|---|
| County | DeWitt County |
| Listed | October 31, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88001964 |
| 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) | Present condition is described as good, and the present use is residential. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 29.09086, -97.28662 (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 88001964.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001892
- This listing as JSON
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