House at 501 North Swenson
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Why it's listed
This small frame house at 501 N. Swenson in Stamford, Texas, was built around 1905, probably between 1904 and 1906. It has a hipped, wood-shingled central section with two projecting gables forming an L-shaped plan, plus a small shed addition at the rear and an asymmetrical corner porch. Queen Anne character comes from the gable ends, which have full shingled returns, wide bargeboards, decorative shingle siding and a sunburst-patterned panel in each gable. The porch has turned columns, a spindle frieze and decorative brackets. The house is listed for its architecture at the local level. By the time it was built, the simplified Queen Anne style was losing popularity and few small examples were going up in Stamford, so the house was unusual even then. It has survived about eight decades with little or no alteration and is the only small, unaltered, non-deteriorated example of the style in the city. It sits in a mixed residential and commercial area on U.S. Highway 277.
Significance in brief: The house is a good example of the small frame dwellings built in Stamford's early years and one of the few surviving simplified Queen Anne houses in the city. It is described as virtually original in every detail and as the only small, unaltered, non-deteriorated example of its type in town. It is judged significant at the local level for architecture.
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 86002374, listed September 24, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 501 N. Swenson, Stamford |
|---|---|
| County | Jones County |
| Listed | September 24, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86002374 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1905 |
| Architectural style | Simplified Queen Anne |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as unaltered and in good condition, located in a mixed residential/commercial area on U.S. Highway 277. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.95030, -99.80361 (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 86002374.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q107330010
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.