Saxon Motor Car Store
Why it's listed
This one-story wood-frame building at 316 E. 6th Street in Georgetown was built around 1920 as a garage for Saxon Motor Cars, with W. R. McElroy as distributor. It was later moved, about 1945, from the 800 block of West Main Street beside the Old Fire Station to its present spot in a mostly residential area roughly three blocks from the central business district. The building has pressed-metal front and sides, some in a stone-block pattern, a gable roof of corrugated metal, display windows, a double-door entrance, a wood cornice across the north front, and a beaded-board ceiling inside. A c. 1930 addition stands on the south side, and a noncontributing rear shed was added after the move. It was listed because Georgetown has many fine brick and stone commercial buildings but only two intact frame ones. This is the best local example of a once-common building type and of plain, vernacular commercial architecture from the early twentieth century.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is a good example of early twentieth-century vernacular commercial architecture and a rare frame commercial building. Georgetown has only two intact frame commercial buildings, and this is the best local example. Unlike the brick and stone downtown buildings, it lacks stylistic detailing such as Queen Anne or Neoclassical Revival.
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 86001366, listed June 17, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 316 E. Sixth St., Georgetown |
|---|---|
| County | Williamson County |
| Listed | June 17, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86001366 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Vernacular early twentieth-century commercial architecture |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as vacant and in fair condition at the time of the inventory (1984). |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 30.63827, -97.67441 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 86001366.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q56062927
- This listing as JSON
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