National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), De Witt County

De Witt County Texas (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cuero Commercial Historic District, Cuero I Archeological District and Terrell--Reuss Streets Historic District, City Water Works and East Main Street Residential Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Paleo and Spanish dating back to 1000.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the De Witt County places including Jules Leffland and Valentine Hoch. Prominent architectural styles found in De Witt Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Greek Revival.

City Water Works (added 1988 - - #88001956)

208 S. Esplanade , Cuero

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Water Works

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Water Works

Cuero Commercial Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001996)

Roughly bounded by Gonzales, Main, Terrell and Courthouse , Cuero

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Leffland,Jules

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Classical Revival, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Government Office, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Government, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Government Office, Professional, Specialty Store

Cuero I Archeological District (added 1974 - - #74002271)

Address Restricted , Cuero

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Science, Education, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Paleo, Spanish

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Educational Related Housing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

East Main Street Residential Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001998)

400 to 800 blks. of E. Main St. , Cuero

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Terrell--Reuss Streets Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001997)

300 to 900 blks. of Terrell, 500 to 900 blks. of Indianola, and 200 blk. of W. Reuss to 400 blk. of E. Reuss , Cuero

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Leffland,Jules

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1886, 1887, 1883

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling