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

McLennan County Texas has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District, Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company Building, Earle-Napier-Kinnard House, Mann, John Wesley, House and McClennan County Courthouse.

Several famous people are associated with these McLennan County historic places including Karl Hoblitzelle and Madison Alexander Cooper.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the McLennan County places including US Department of Veteran's Affairs, Glenn Allen, John A. Roebling Co., J. Riely Gordon, John Baylis Earle, Milton W. Scott, Thomas M. Griffith, W.C. Dodson, Milton Scott and Edward F. Forsgard. Prominent architectural styles found in McLennan Country are Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company Building (added 1983 - - #83003152)

Also known as Home of Dr. Pepper

300 S. 5th St. , Waco

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Scott,Milton W., Allen,Glenn

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Brown--Mann House (added 1987 - - #87001887)

725 W. Sixth St. , McGregor

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Walsh,Charles

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Castle Heights Historic District (added 2009 - - #07000495)

Roughly bounded by Waco Dr., Oriental Rd., Franklin Ave. and 39th St. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Cooper, Madison, House (added 1982 - - #82004514)

Also known as (Madison Alexander and Martha Roane) Cooper Foundation

1801 Austin Ave. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Allen,Glenn

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Beaux Arts, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Cooper,Madison Alexander,et al.

Significant Year:

1905, 1907

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Literature, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Organizational

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Earle-Napier-Kinnard House (added 1971 - - #71001017)

814 S. 4th St. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Earle,John Baylis

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:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Forsgard Homestead (added 2003 - - #03001161)

1116-1122 N. 4th St. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Forsgard, Edward F., Forsgard, Samuel J.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Fort House (added 1970 - - #70000849)

503 E. 4th St. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

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:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Hippodrome (added 1983 - - #83003153)

Also known as Waco Theatre

724 Austin Ave. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Hoblitzelle,Karl

Significant Year:

1913, 1929

Area of Significance:

Performing Arts, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Theater

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Mann, John Wesley, House (added 1972 - - #72001466)

Also known as East Terrace

100 Mill St. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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McClennan County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78003095)

Public Sq. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dodson,W.C., Gordon,J. Riely

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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McCulloch House (added 1972 - - #72001467)

Also known as The Champe C. McCulloch House

406 Columbus Ave. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Caldwell,Josiah H.

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:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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McDermott Motors Building (added 2004 - - #03001415)

Also known as Fort Fiske Wright

1125 Washington Ave. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Scott, Milton W.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure

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Praetorian Building (added 1984 - - #84001911)

Also known as Service Mutual Building;Southwestern Building;Franklin Tower

601 Franklin Ave. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hughes O'Rourke Const., Bulger,C. W.,& Co.

Architectural Style:

Chicago

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

More Information:

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Rotan-Dossett House (added 1979 - - #79003151)

1503 Columbus Ave. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Texas Textile Mills--L.L. Sams Company Historic District (added 2004 - - #03000807)

2100 River St. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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Torrey's Trading House No. 2 Site (added 1975 - - #75002074)

Also known as 41ML45

Address Restricted , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Economics, Commerce, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

American Indian

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000672)

Also known as Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)--Waco

4800 Memorial Dr. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

US Department of Veteran's Affairs

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Hospital

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Waco Downtown Historic District (added 2012 - - #11001094)

Roughly bounded by Mary Ave., S. 14th St., Columbus Ave., & S. University Park Dr., Waco

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

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Waco Drug Company (added 2008 - - #08000241)

225 S. 5th St. , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pearson, T. Brooks, et al., Scott, Milton

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

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Waco High School (added 2009 - - #09000140)

Also known as Metropolitan Learning Center, Old Waco High School; Alternative High School

815 Columbus , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Scott, Milton W.

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Waco Suspension Bridge (added 1970 - - #70000850)

At Bridge St., over the Brazos River , Waco

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Griffith,Thomas M., John A. Roebling Co.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Washington Avenue Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000143)

Washington and wlm Aves. across Brazos River , Waxo

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sparks, J.H.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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