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

State Listings

Historic Districts

Vacant / Not In Use

Texas - Johnson County

Johnson County Texas has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ham Creek Site and Johnson County Courthouse, Cleburne Carnegie Library, Hart, Meredith, House and Joiner--Long House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Trinity Aspect, La Harpe Aspect, Edwards Plateau Aspect, Native American (Archaic) and European American dating back to 6999 BC.

The famous person Lowell Sr. Smith is associated with one of more of the Johnson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Johnson County places including Lang & Witchell, American Construction Co., John Wesley Smith, Smith & Moore, George Wilson and Zimmerman & McCoy. Prominent architectural styles found in Johnson Country are Beaux Arts, Classical Revival and Early Commercial.

Cleburne Carnegie Library (added 1976 - - #76002042)

Also known as Cleburne Public Library

201 N. Caddo St. , Cleburne

Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Zimmerman & McCoy, Smith & Moore

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Theater

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Library, Museum

More Information:

archives document

Cleburne Downtown Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002844)

Roughly bounded by Brown, Border, Harrell and Buffalo Streets, Cleburne

Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

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

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1877-1968 AD

Ham Creek Site (added 1974 - - #74002082)

Also known as X41JN1

Address Restricted , Rio Vista

Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Trinity Aspect, La Harpe Aspect, Edwards Plateau Aspect

Period of Significance:

5000-6999 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hart, Meredith, House (added 1977 - - #77001456)

E of Rio Vista on SR 916 , Rio Vista

Cmurbano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wilson,George

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Johnson County Courthouse (added 1988 - - #88000439)

1 Public Sq. , Cleburne

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

American Construction Co., Lang & Witchell

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

archives document

Joiner--Long House (added 2003 - - #03000558)

604 Prairie Av. , Cleburne

Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Smith Ranch (added 2007 - - #07000271)

Also known as Grand Valley Lands

FM 916, 1 mi. W of TX 174 , Rio Vista

Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Information Potential

Historic Person:

Smith, Lowell Sr.

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Economics, Prehistoric, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American (Archaic), European American

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Air-Related, Cemetery, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Air-Related, Single Dwelling, Storage

More Information:

archives document

Wright Building (added 2009 - - #09000139)

1 E. James St. , Cleburne

Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel

More Information:

archives document

Select a Different Texas County (map)

Johnson

Return to Home Page