House at 1621 North Chadbourne
Why it's listed
This 1-1/2-story red brick house at 1621 North Chadbourne was built in 1915-17 on land north and west of downtown San Angelo, in the Lasker Addition. Its detailing is simple: cast stone lintels, sills, caps and trim set against the brick walls. A full-width front porch with brick columns wraps around one corner beneath a steeply pitched hipped roof that covers a roughly square plan. Each facade has a hipped dormer with triple windows and fishscale shingles, and the windows are one-over-one. The off-center porch steps lead to a glazed front door with sidelights. The house was listed because few San Angelo dwellings were built of brick before the 1927 building boom, and it represents a simple middle-class vernacular house type. Early occupants included W.T. Cawley in 1917 and H.H. Jones by 1918-19. The building is on its original site and in good physical condition.
Significance in brief: The house is cited as one of few brick dwellings built in San Angelo before the 1927 boom. It is also described as a good example of a simple middle-class vernacular house type. The reviewer's comments call it a rare pre-1927 brick vernacular house.
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 88002559, listed November 25, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1621 N. Chadbourne, San Angelo |
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| County | Tom Green County |
| Listed | November 25, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002559 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Brick Vernacular |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Physical condition is described as good, and the site is original. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.47710, -100.44656 (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 88002559.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000821
- This listing as JSON
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