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Uni ted Sta tes Depar tment of the In ter ior National Parle Service

National Register of Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form

Continuation sheet Item numt)er a l l Page 21

TEXAS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY FORM-TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (rev.8-82) I.County Brazos .«; ll.«;f;s OiiaH Nn 3096-423

nity/Riiral Bryan ? NIamP Parker ,

BR Milton, House

Address 200 S CONGRESS

5. USGS Quad No UTM Sector

6. Date: Factual 7. Architect/Builder

Site Nn 129

Est, 1890 Unknown

Contractor 3. Owner R . I . Berna th /c /o FCNB Trust Dept. Q Style/Type Vi c to r i an/East 1 ake

Address P-O- Drawer 913/Bryan 77806 4. Block/Lot OTS/Blk 218/Lots 1-9

10.Description 2 1/2 s t o r y , -Frame d w e l l i n g w/

9. Original Use . Present Use .

modiHed L-

resi denti al resi denti al

plan; exterior walls w/ weatherboard siding; hip roof w/ gables w/ composition shingles; box eaves; wood-sash double-hung windows w/ 1/1 l i g h t s ; double-door primary entrance w/ transom; 4-bay 2-story porch w/ shed roof on E. elev.; cham-fered wood posts;

good 11. Present Condition 12. Significance ftn outstanding Victorian dwelling with superbly crafted detailing

inside and out, the Parker House i s said to have been b u i l t by German contrac­ tors from Dallas in 1885. I t is well preserved on an entire block and retains

13. Relationship to Site: Moved r e s i d e n t i a l area 1 n

Date or Original Site x (describe) o ld west Bryan along RR t r a c k s

randomly developed older

Tax R o l l s , Sanborn Maps 16 Recorder Hardy- Heck-Moore Date J u l y 1986

DESIGNATIONS PHOTO DATA

TNRIS Nn Oifl THC C.ndp. RAW 4y.SR Slides 10

n RTHI n HARS (no) TFX NR: •>!lndividual • Historic District

35mm Negs YEAR DRWR ROLL FRME ROLL FRME

• Thematic • Multiple-Resource NR File Name

10 17 to • Thematic • Multiple-Resource NR File Name 62 36 to

Other 63 1 to 63 8

CONTINUATION PAGE No. 2 of 2

TEXAS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY FORM-TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (rev.8-82)

1. County Brazos City/Rural Bryan

2. Name Parker .

BRA BR

Milton, Hous;

3096-423 5. USGS Quad No UTM Pt. 14/750960/3396120 Acreage

Site No.

less than one acre,

129

Area of Significance: ARCHITECTURE. Description continued: turned-wood balusters; spindlework porch frieze; i n t e r i o r brick chimney offset from center garage; square bay w/ cutaway corners and Eastlake d e t a i l i n g on front-projecting wing; s k i r t roof w/ imbricated shingles at porch; art glass in door l i g h t s and some windows; panelled bargeboard w/ jig-sawn sunburst motif in gable ends; pedimented entry bay to porch; wrought-iron fence. Significance continued; s i g n i f i c a n t s i t e features and early a u x i l i a r y build­ings. Milton Parker, o r i g i n a l owner, was a successful businessman, p r o f i t i n g from land holdings in the Brazos River Valley. His daughter lives in the hse.

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United States Department off the Interior National Parte Sen/lce

National Register off Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form

Continuation sheet Item number Page

Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group

Name Bryan MRA State Brazos County, TEXAS

Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature ^

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33. Parker Lumber Company Complex. /^Keeper

^ Attest id I k

34. Parker, M i l t o n , House .<AKeeper

Attest

35, Sausley House iuBrtabtlBa I B T I I Z^Keepe r / / j ^ ^

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35. S inc la i r S ta t ion , (Old) " V^Teeper ^ T ^ L i ^ . ^ . ^ , ^ ^ - ? ^ . ^

37. Smith.—Barron House

^

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38. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church ^^iX^K'eeper Tv/^^j^^....,,^

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39. St. Anthony's Catholic Chu|c^^^^^^^^ ••rt.^f^^^P^'' f ^ ^ - f ^ - ^ ^ ^ U - ^

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40. Stone, Roy C , House Int^Jred ft . peeper 7747£^u^a,^7^yCr^//T/

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WASO Form - 177 ( "R" Juna 1984)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR N A T I O N A L PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET

Parker, Milton, House (Bryan MRA) Brazos County TEXAS

CU resubmission CH nomination by person or local government • owner objection • appeal

Substantive Review: CU sample • request

Working No. . AUG ZQ J987 Fed. Reg. Date: c^.7>y77'A Date Due: 9 / n 7 S ' - t ^ ^ < ^ / ^ / j ^ ' 7

^ ^ ^ . . ^ - ^ ^ i o n : ^^CCEPT 7 S ' - ^ y ^ T RETURN

Mal^Qsal i « i i B * « REJECT. Federal Agency:

• appeal CZI NR decision

Reviewer's comments:

Recom./Criteria. Reviewer Discipline Date

see continuation sheet

Nomination returned for: .technical corrections cited below .substantive reasons discussed below

1. Name

2. Location

3. Classification

Category Ownerthip

Public Acquisit ion Status Accessible

Present Use

4. Owner of Property

5. Location of Legal Description

6. Representation in Existing Surveys

Has this property been determined eligible? • yes CD no

7. Description

Condition

excellent

CH good

• fair

I I deteriorated

CD ruins

I I unexposed

Check one

unaltered

CD altered

Check ona

• original site

moved date.

Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

CZI summary paragraph CD completeness CD clarity CD alterations/integrity • dates I I boundary selection

8. Significance

Period Areas of Significance—Check and justify below

Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph)

CD summary paragraph CZI completeness CD clarity CZI applicable criteria CD justification of areas checked CD relating significance to the resource • context CU relationship of integrity to significance CD justification of exception CU other

9. Major Bibliographical References

10. Geographical Data

Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References

Verbal boundary description and justification

11. Form Prepared By

12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is:

national state local

State Historic Preservation Officer signature

title date

13. Other

CD Maps CD Photographs • Other

Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to .

Signed Date Phone:

G P O 91 8 - 4 5 0

ComrrKnts for any Item may be continued on an attached sheet

Please refer to the map in the

Multiple Property Cover Sheet

for this property

Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000831