National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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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

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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

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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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