Beck, Frederick, Farm
Why it's listed
This farm property at 1231 Culberson in San Angelo, Texas, preserves a modest brick house and a frame barn within a neighborhood that has since filled with residential development. The 1-1/2-story house is built of red brick with cast stone trim, an irregular plan and a complex roof combining hipped and gabled forms. An L-shaped porch rests on square brick columns, and a small gable marks the entry, which has sidelights and a transom. The barn is frame with unusual pressed metal sheets, and a low white wooden picket fence surrounds the property. It belonged to Frederick Beck, a pioneer settler and merchant who arrived in the 1880s or 1890s and ran a meat, fish and oyster market from the Fred Beck Building on South Chadbourne Street. A family member believes an earlier house and barn predated 1908, but the house burned and was replaced in 1913. It is regarded locally as a rare small-scale vernacular example from this era of San Angelo's history.
Significance in brief: The property belonged to pioneer settler and merchant Frederick Beck, who became an important San Angelo business figure by 1910 through his meat, fish and oyster market. The current house replaced an earlier one that burned. The nomination calls it a relatively rare example of small-scale vernacular architecture for this period of San Angelo's history and a focal point of the area.
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 88002566, listed November 25, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1231 Culberson, San Angelo |
|---|---|
| County | Tom Green County |
| Listed | November 25, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002566 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Physical condition is described as good; the site is original and now sits in a residential neighborhood. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.46226, -100.41792 (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 88002566.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001359
- This listing as JSON
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