Wardlaw, Dr. Herbert A., House

Built in 1925 at 233 West Twohig in San Angelo, this one-story house was constructed for a physician, Dr. Wardlaw, and his family. It is finished in stucco over adobe, a material not commonly used for more expensive houses in the city at the time, and the adobe bricks were reportedly made in Fort Stockton. The asymmetrical form has a parapeted flat roof, a shallow canted roof of Spanish tile, and curvilinear details at the east end and over the entry. The arched main entrance is deeply recessed within a scalloped opening. Multi-light windows have wooden lintels, some with decorative ironwork grilles, and vigas project from the adobe above the windows. The form describes it as a very attractive example of the Spanish eclectic style. In 1961 the house became the permanent headquarters of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, founded in 1910, which chose San Angelo because of the city's long role as a major sheep and wool market. The house sits on a street with other historic houses.