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

Nueces County Texas has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include King Ranch, USS Lexington, Broadway Bluff Improvement, Oso Dune Site (41NU37) and Tucker Site (41NU46).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Aransas, Archaic, Late Archaic, Middle Archaic and Late Prehistoric dating back to 2999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Nueces County historic places including Simon Gugenheim, Charlotte Sidbury and Forbes Britton.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Nueces County places including Bethlehem Steel, Davis Brothers Co., Alexander Potter, John W. Hoelscher, James M. Ellis, Fidel Chamberlain, Hamon & Levy Griffith, John M. Marriot, Henry L. Page and Moeslein Mark. Prominent architectural styles found in Nueces Country are Queen Anne, Skyscraper and Classical Revival.

600 Building (added 2016 - - #16000121)

Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Skyscraper

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974 AD

Britton-Evans House (added 1976 - - #76002054)

Also known as Centennial House

411 N. Broadway , Corpus Christi

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Britton,Forbes

Significant Year:

1849

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

archives document

Broadway Bluff Improvement (added 1988 - - #88001829)

Also known as Bluff Balustrade

Roughly bounded by Upper and Lower Broadway, I-37, Mann and Mesquite Sts. , Corpus Christi

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Davis Brothers Co., Potter,Alexander

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Art, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Park, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Park, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related

More Information:

archives document

Galvan Ballroom (added 2015 - - #15000336)

Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Historic Person:

Galvan, Rafael

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Other

Period of Significance:

1950-1974 AD

Gugenheim, Simon, House (added 1983 - - #83003155)

1601 N. Chaparral St. , Corpus Christi

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Gugenheim,Simon

Significant Year:

1900

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

archives document

King Ranch (added 1966 - - #66000820)

Kingsville and its environs , Kingsville

25or6to4, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility

More Information:

archives document

King, Richard, House (added 1993 - - #93000129)

611 S. Upper Broadway , Corpus Christi

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chamberlain, Fidel, Marriot, John M.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

More Information:

archives document

Lichtenstein, S. Julius, House (added 1983 - - #83003156)

1617 N. Chaparral St. , Corpus Christi

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

archives document

Nueces County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76002055)

Mesquite and Belden Sts. , Corpus Christi

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Page,Henry L.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

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

Old St. Anthony's Catholic Church (added 1979 - - #79003003)

Also known as Violet Museum

S. Violet Rd. and TX 44 , Violet

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Moeslein,Rev. Mark, Hoelscher,John W.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

archives document

Oso Dune Site (41NU37) (added 1985 - - #85001799)

Also known as 41NU37

Address Restricted , Corpus Christi

Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Aransas, Archaic

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Seale, Wynn, Junior High School (added 1996 - - #96000065)

Also known as Wynn Seale Acadamy of Fine Arts

1701 Ayers St. , Corpus Christi

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Payne,Harry, Griffith,Hamon & Levy

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

archives document

Sherman Building (added 2010 - - #10000863)

317 Peoples St, Corpus Christi

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Skyscraper

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Sidbury,Charlotte,House (added 1983 - - #83003157)

1609 N. Chaparral St. , Corpus Christi

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Sidbury,Charlotte

Significant Year:

1893

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

archives document

Tarpon Inn (added 1979 - - #79003002)

200 E. Cotter St , Port Aransas

Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ellis,James M.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

More Information:

archives document

Tucker Site (41NU46) (added 1985 - - #85001940)

Also known as 41NU46

Address Restricted , Corpus Christi

Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Archaic, Middle Archaic, Late Prehistoric

Period of Significance:

1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

USS Lexington (added 2003 - - #03001043)

Also known as CV-16, CVA-16, CVS-16, CVT-16, AVT-16

USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, 2914 North Shoreline Blvd. , Corpus Christi

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

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

archives document