House at 405 Preusser
Why it's listed
This small frame cottage at 405 Preusser in San Angelo was built between about 1904 and 1908, on lots in the Frary Addition. It rises a story and a half under a hip and gable roof. A porch across the front follows the irregular floor plan and is supported by Tuscan columns without a balustrade. The walls are tongue and groove clapboard, with fishscale shingles in the gables. Windows are double hung, either one-over-one or diamond pane over one, set in wide casing. The architect and builder are unknown. The house was listed for its architecture, as a well-preserved Colonial Revival cottage from a period when San Angelo was growing as a center of the livestock and wool trade. It remains in good condition and is largely unchanged from its original form. Early directories show Earl Hudson, who may have been a haberdasher, living there in 1910, and A.H. Moore in 1914. It sits in a residential neighborhood.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it an excellent example of a small cottage built during San Angelo's growth as a center of the livestock and wool trade. It is in good condition and largely unaltered from the original. The reviewer accepted it as a significant Colonial Revival cottage from the first decade of the 20th century.
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 88002586, listed November 25, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 405 Preusser, San Angelo |
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| County | Tom Green County |
| Listed | November 25, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002586 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Physical condition good; generally unaltered from the original and on its original site. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.46628, -100.42998 (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 88002586.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000819
- This listing as JSON
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