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

San Augustine County Texas has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Mission Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de los Ais Site, Blount, Capt. Thomas William, House, Cartwright, Matthew, House, Cullen, Ezekiel, House and Horn-Polk House.

Several famous people are associated with these San Augustine County historic places including Thomas William Blount, Harry Polk and Ezekiel Wimberly Cullen.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the San Augustine County places including Augustus Phelps, Stanley Brown, Raiford Stripling, Ransom H. Horn, Jonas Hail, Campbell and White, et.al, Shirley Simons and Simons Sr. Freelove. Prominent architectural styles found in San Augustine Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Blount, Capt. Thomas William, House (added 1973 - - #73001974)

2.5 mi. W of San Augustine on TX 21 , San Augustine

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hail,Jonas

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Blount,Thomas William

Significant Year:

1854

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Military

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:

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Cartwright, Matthew, House (added 1971 - - #71000959)

912 E. Main St. , San Augustine

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Phelps,Augustus

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Cullen, Ezekiel, House (added 1971 - - #71000960)

207 S. Congress St. , San Augustine

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Phelps,Augustus

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Cullen, Ezekiel Wimberly

Significant Year:

1839, 1952

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

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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Garrett, William, Plantation House (added 1977 - - #77001474)

1 mi. W of San Augustine on TX 21 , San Augustine

Jim Evans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, 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:

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Horn-Polk House (added 1976 - - #76002064)

717 W. Columbia St. , San Augustine

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Horn,Ransom H.

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Polk,Harry,et al

Significant Year:

1858

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Mission Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de los Ais Site (added 1977 - - #77001475)

Also known as Mission Hill; 41SA25

Address Restricted , San Augustine

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal, Religion

Cultural Affiliation:

Recent Caddoan, Spanish Colonial, French Colonial

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

San Augustine Commercial Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000269)

Roughly bounded by Main St., Montgomery St., Congress St., Broadway, Columbia St., property lines and Golden Way , San Augustine

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Freelove, Simons Sr., et.al

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Storage, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Government Office, Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Single Dwelling, Storage, Street Furniture/Object

More Information:

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San Augustine County Courthouse and Jail (added 2004 - - #04000892)

Courthouse Sq. , San Augustine

Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simons, Shirley, Campbell and White

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Government Office

More Information:

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San Augustine Residential Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000508)

Roughly surrounding TX 147, TX 3230 and TX 2213 , San Augustine

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stripling, Raiford, Brown, Stanley

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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