Texas - Hill County
Hill County Texas has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Buzzard Cave, Hill County Courthouse, Kyle Shelter and Pictograph Cave and Baker, J. T., Farmstead.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include American Indian, Jumano, Tonkawa and Native American dating back to 1499 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hill County places including W.C. Dodson, James K. Taylor, William L. Mitchell and Tom Sowell. Prominent architectural styles found in Hill Country are Classical Revival, Romanesque and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Baker, J. T., Farmstead (added 1992 - - #92000138)
1.2 mi. N of Blum between TX 174 and the Nolan R. , Blum
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Rural American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Bear Creek Shelter Site (added 1978 - - #78002955)
Also known as 41-26D7-8;41HI17;X41HI64
Address Restricted , Huron
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
American Indian
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Government
Buzzard Cave (added 1974 - - #74002270)
Also known as 41HI23
Address Restricted , Lake Whitney
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
American Indian
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Unknown
Farmers National Bank (added 1984 - - #84001871)
68 W. Elm St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
More Information:
Gebhardt Bakery (added 1984 - - #84001873)
Also known as Page Building
119 E. Franklin St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Processing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Grimes Garage (added 1984 - - #84001875)
110 N. Waco St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Road-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Road-Related
More Information:
Grimes House (added 1984 - - #84001877)
Also known as Pleasant Hill
Country Club Rd. and Corporation St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hill County Courthouse (added 1971 - - #71000939)
Courthouse Sq. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dodson,W.C.
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Hill County Jail (added 1981 - - #81000631)
N. Waco St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dodson,W.C.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Government
More Information:
Hillsboro Cotton Mills (added 1984 - - #84001878)
220 N. Houston St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Hillsboro Residential Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001879)
Roughly bounded by Country Club Rd., Thompson, Corsicana, Pleasant, Franklin, and Elm Sts. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sowell,Tom
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1880, 1930
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Kyle Shelter (added 1974 - - #74002078)
Address Restricted , Lake Whitney Estates
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Jumano, Tonkawa
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Work In Progress
McKenzie Site (added 1977 - - #77001451)
Also known as X41HI141
Address Restricted , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Company Railroad Station (added 1979 - - #79002978)
Also known as Katy Depot
Covington St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Shingle Style, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Nolan River Bridge 303-A of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway (added 2012 - - #12001001)
Cty. Rd. 1127 at Nolan R., Blum
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
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Old Rock Saloon (added 1984 - - #84001881)
58 W. Elm St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Pictograph Cave (added 1974 - - #74002079)
Address Restricted , Lake Whitney
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
American Indian
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Unknown
Sheep Cave (added 1974 - - #74002077)
Address Restricted , Blum
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Unknown
Sturgis National Bank (added 1984 - - #84001889)
S. Waco and W. Elm Sts. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
More Information:
Tarlton Building (added 1984 - - #84001892)
Also known as Skelton Building
110 E. Franklin St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Turner, Joe E., House (added 1977 - - #77001452)
3 mi. E of Itasca on SR 934 , Itasca
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mitchell,William L.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
U.S. Post Office (added 1984 - - #84001894)
Also known as Hillsboro City Library
118 S. Waco St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor,James K.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Western Union Building (added 1984 - - #84001896)
Also known as Windmill Realty Co.
107 S. Covington St. , Hillsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Communications Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
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