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NPS Form 10-900 (Oct. 1990)

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

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REGISTER

This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areeis of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the Instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typevtrriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all Items.

1. Name of Property

historic name Hays County Courthouse H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t

Other names/site number N/A

2. Location Roughly bounded by the a l l e y s behind N . Guadalupe, E. Hopkins ,

street & number N . LBJ and E. San Antonio street.^ n ^ n o t for publication

city or town San Marcos . rfT^vicinity

state Texas code county Hays code 209 zip code 78666

3. State/Federal Agency Certification

As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this 1X1 nomination n request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties In the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property [ 3 meets D does not meet the National Register criteria: I recommend that this property be considered significant n natjflftally D statewide E locally. ( • See continuation sheet for additional comments.) l_l natisnally l_l statewide |AJ locally. (LJ See continuation sheet for additional comments.)

signature of certifyipg^fflcial/Title D«e

State H i s t o r i c P rese rva t ion O f f i c e r , State of Federal agency and bureau

T e x a s H i ' s t n r i ' r a l nnTtirm'g.cn'nn

In my opinion, the property D meets D does not meet the National Register criteria. ( D See continuation sheet for additional comments.)

Signature of certifying official/Title

State or Federal agency and bureau

Date

bter^d IR ta« 4. Natioiyil Park Service Certification I hereby,/rertlfy that the property Is:

^entered in the National Register. • See continuation sheet.

n determined eligible for the National Register

• See continuation sheet.

n determined not eligible for the National Register

D removed from the National Register.

D other, (explain:) .

Date of Action

H a y s C o . C o u r t h o u s e H . D . Name of Property

H a y s C o u n t y , T e x a s County and State

5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply)

@ private @ public-local • public-State • public-Federal

Category of Property (Check only one box)

• building(s) district

• site • structure • object

Number of Resources within Property (Do not Include previously listed resources In the count.)

Contributing Noncontributing

25 15

0 0

0 0

I 0

26 15

buildings

sites

structures

objects

Total

Name of related multiple property listing (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.)

Historic Resources of San Marcos Multiple Resource Group

Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register

6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions)

Government: Courthouse

Commerce/trade: Business/Professional/

Restaurant/Department Store

Current Functions (Enter categories from Instructions)

Government: Courthouse

Commerce/trade; Business/Professional/

Restaurant/Department Store

7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions)

Late Victorian; Classical Revival;

Prairie School

Materials

(Enter categories from instructions)

foundation s tone , concrete

^a\\s b r i c k , s tone , s tucco

roof metal, asphalt

other cast i r o n , marble, wood

Narrative Description

(Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.)

See Cont inuat ion ,Sheets 7-1 through 7 / 8 - 1 1 .

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National Register of IHistoric Places Continuation Sheet

7 1 Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t Section number Page San Marcos, Hays County, TX

Description:

The Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t i s at the h i s t o r i c center of San Marcos i n the r o l l i n g h i l l s of south central Texas. The d i s t r i c t includes a cohesive c o l l e c t i o n of l a t e 19th and early 20th century commercial and governmental buildings encompassing a county courthouse and the four blocks that surround i t . The streets follow the cardinal directions. The focal point of the d i s t r i c t i s the 1908 Hays County Courthouse, a 3-story brick Classical Revival building, which establishes the a r c h i t e c t u r a l milieu of the d i s t r i c t . The majority of buildings were constructed i n the t r a d i t i o n s of l a t e Victorian, Classical Revival, and P r a i r i e School design. With the exception of the courthouse, the buildings o r i g i n a l l y functioned as commercial e n t i t i e s . A t o t a l of 26 properties (25 buildings and one object) comprising 63 percent of the d i s t r i c t are c l a s s i f i e d Contributing elements. Fifteen properties are considered Noncontributing.

San Marcos (1990 population 34,356) serves as county seat for Hays County and i s i n the central southeastern portion of the county. The Balcones Escarpment traverses t h i s south central Texas county d i v i d i n g i t i n t o h i l l y ranch country to the northwest and a g r i c u l t u r a l plains to the south and east. Numerous springs and creeks flow through the county i n a generally southeast d i r e c t i o n ; the largest of these, the San Marcos River, i s approximately one-t h i r d mile east of the d i s t r i c t .

The Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t covers parts of seven c i t y blocks i n the commercial heart of San Marcos (see d i s t r i c t map). On the north and south the d i s t r i c t boundaries follow alleys, on the east and west they follow property li n e s . Farm to Market Road 2439 (East Hopkins Street) runs east-west through the d i s t r i c t on the north side of the courthouse square. East San Antonio Street runs east-west on the south side and both North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive on the east and North Guadalupe Street on the west run north-south transverse the d i s t r i c t .

The topography of the d i s t r i c t i s f l a t on the north and slopes gently toward the south. A network of underground springs flows beneath the community, including t h i s area. The near level topography combined with the gr i d i r o n street pattern make the 3-story Hays County Courthouse the centerpiece of the square, v i s i b l e from a l l approaches and r i s i n g above the surrounding 1- and 2-story commercial buildings (see Photograph 1). Vegetation i n the d i s t r i c t i s mostly confined to the ample, octagonal courthouse lawn, where mature pecan trees predominate. Minimal low plantings encircle the perimeter of the courthouse and sidewalks radiate from the north and south courthouse entrances. Just a few feet from the east facade of the courthouse i s a monument that the local United Daughters of the Confederacy erected i n 1907 (see Photograph 2).

The d i s t r i c t i s the most concentrated and i n t a c t c o l l e c t i o n of commercial h i s t o r i c buildings i n the community. Although the areas outside the d i s t r i c t boundaries maintain somewhat cohesive streetscapes, they suffer from intrusive new construction, vacant l o t s , and less d i s t i n c t i v e design. As a c o l l e c t i o n , these buildings are similar i n scale and massing and have uniform setbacks. One and 2-part commercial block buildings prevail around the square, they range i n size from 1- to 3-stories, although 1- and 2-stories are most common. Most are rectangular, although a few are square i n plan.

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National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

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The store fronts have zero l o t l i n e s , while rear set backs are i r r e g u l a r ; some were h i s t o r i c a l l y i r r e g u l a r l y , while others have had additions for i n t e r i o r expansion. Almost a l l of the buildings are of masonry construction with brick storefronts that sometimes have stucco veneer. S t y l i s t i c influences are modest on most of the buildings i n the d i s t r i c t , but design elements and de t a i l i n g point to la t e Victorian era. Classical Revival, and P r a i r i e School influences.

One- and 2-part commercial block forms are the most common type of compositions seen on buildings i n the d i s t r i c t . The 1-part has only a single story, while a horizontal d i v i s i o n into two d e f i n i t e zones distinguishes the 2-part prototype, the lower zone treated s i m i l a r l y to the whole of the 1-part commercial block. Although the zones may be a l i k e , they are c l e a r l y separate and usually r e f l e c t i n t e r i o r functions. The lower zone acts as public space exposed t o the street level with large display windows, while the upper zone includes more private space, l i k e o f f i c e s or hotel rooms, hidden behind rhythmic fenestration. In spite of t h e i r similar configurations, a steadily growing array of available m a t e r i a l s — l i k e various colored and textured bricks, t e r r a cotta, and stucco—give the buildings diverse design expressions.

The e a r l i e s t buildings i n the d i s t r i c t are vernacular, constructed of l o c a l l y quarried limestone. These late 19th century buildings bear d e t a i l i n g that alludes t o t y p i c a l l a t e Victorian era design elements such as segmental arched windows with hood molds and keystones, quoins, and corbelled parapets. The c. 1885 buildings at 127 East Hopkins Street (see Photograph 3 and 4) and 145 East Hopkins Street are i l l u s t r a t i v e of t h i s type. Cast iron and pressed metal were applied t o facades i n the la t e 19th century. The 1893 building at 113 North Guadalupe Street (see Photograph 5, building at l e f t ) has a cast iron f r o n t , while the c. 1885 building at 110 East San Antonio Street (see Photograph 6) displays both cast i r o n and pressed metal. Just p r i o r to and after the turn of the century c l a s s i c a l l y influenced design took hold. For example, the 1908 courthouse and the 1909-1910 building at 102 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive (see Photograph 7, corner building) feature giant order columns and prominent symmetrical treatment. Into the 20th century, buildings i n the d i s t r i c t took on modernistic design influences seen here as the P r a i r i e School. The 1910 building at 216-218 North Guadalupe Street (see Photograph 8) and the 1915 building at 117 East Hopkins Street (see Photograph 9, l e f t side) are representative of these arc h i t e c t u r a l styles.

Although majority of i n t e r i o r s have been remodeled, some r e t a i n t h e i r h i s t o r i c character. Typically the f i r s t f l o o r of a commercial building followed an open plan with r e t a i l space toward the fr o n t and o f f i c e s and storage i n the back. Second levels usually provided additional o f f i c e s and storage space. The c. 1885 building at 127 East Hopkins Street (see Photograph 10) i l l u s t r a t e s a fi n e local example of a la t e Victorian era i n t e r i o r with i t s wood f l o o r , plaster walls, and pressed metal c e i l i n g .

Within the d i s t r i c t boundaries, 15 buildings are considered Noncontributing. Four buildings are of recent construction, such as the 1989 building at 100 East San Antonio Street and the 1962 building at 137 North Guadalupe Street (see buildings at the far r i g h t i n Photographs 11 and 12, respectively). The remaining 11 Noncontributing buildings are h i s t o r i c buildings altered such that t h e i r i n t e g r i t y has been extensively compromised.

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Some of those i n the l a t t e r category could be r e c l a s s i f i e d as Contributing i f sensitive restorations are successfully implemented.

The d i s t r i c t retains a l l aspects of i n t e g r i t y : location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Property owners have maintained these buildings and most stand essentially unaltered since o r i g i n a l construction. Recent r e h a b i l i t a t i o n work on some properties preserved s i g n i f i c a n t i n t e r i o r and exterior features of these buildings.

Contributing—Contributing properties are those that contribute to or enhance the q u a l i t y of the d i s t r i c t ' s h i s t o r i c character. These properties are at least 50 years old and r e t a i n much of t h e i r o r i g i n a l h i s t o r i c f a b r i c . Most of the buildings are 1-, 2- or 3-stories i n height and are of masonry construction. With the exception of the courthouse, these buildings were intended for commercial purposes, and most s t i l l serve t h i s function or are vacant. Contributing properties r e t a i n a high degree of ar c h i t e c t u r a l i n t e g r i t y including but not l i m i t e d to retention of character-defining features set during construction. Common changes include the removal of o r i g i n a l windows and the i n s t a l l a t i o n of new ones. Although the replacement of these elements detracts from a building's h i s t o r i c character, i n t h i s d i s t r i c t these changes are not appraised as extreme. Other changes include the i n s t a l l a t i o n of new store fronts, the replacement of o r i g i n a l display windows and doors with aluminum sash e<juivalents, and the covering of transoms. Despite the negative effects these alterations may have, they generally do not destroy a building's overall a r c h i t e c t u r a l and h i s t o r i c i n t e g r i t y .

Noncontributing—Noncontributing buildings are those that detract from the h i s t o r i c character of the d i s t r i c t ; they include two groups of properties. Buildings that are less than 50 years old are c l a s s i f i e d Noncontributing because they do not meet minimum National Register c r i t e r i a . As w e l l , they generally are not compatible with the scale or materials that Contributing buildings e x h i b i t . Other properties not e l i g i b l e include buildings so severely altered that more than 50 percent of t h e i r h i s t o r i c fabric i s no longer v i s i b l e . Extreme examples are the c. 1900 building at 114-116 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive (see Photograph 13) and the 1905 building at 101 East Hopkins Street (see Photograph 14) with t h e i r aluminum false fronts. As i t presently stands, the building bears l i t t l e cohesiveness with other masonry buildings i n the d i s t r i c t . In a l l l i k e l i h o o d , these buildings' o r i g i n a l architectural features remain i n t a c t , but are completely obscured as was the case at the recently restored, 1909-1910 building at 102 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive (see Photograph 7 and 15) or the 1906 building at 202 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive (see Photograph 16 and 17, f a r r i g h t ) . I f restored buildings such as these could be considered for r e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n as Contributing members of the d i s t r i c t . In other cases h i s t o r i c buildings have been "modernized" with materials incompatible with the o r i g i n a l h i s t o r i c fabric l i k e the c. 1873 building at 139 and the c. 1885 building at 145 East Hopkins Street; changes such as these appear to be i r r e v e r s i b l e (see Photograph 18).

Hays Co. Courthouse H.D. Name of Property

Hays County. Texas County and State

8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" In one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.)

IZ A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history.

• B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past.

LX C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction.

• D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

Criteria Considerations N/A

(Mark "x" In all the boxes that apply.)

Property is:

• A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes.

• B removed from its original location.

• C a birthplace or grave.

• D a cemetery.

• E a reconstructed building, object, or structure.

• F a commemorative property. G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance

within the past 50 years.

Areas of Significance

(Enter categories from Instructions)

A r c h i t e c t u r e

Period of Significance

1879-1942

Significant Dates

N/A

Significant Person (Complete If Criterion B Is manned above)

N/A

Cultural Affiliation

N/A

Architect/Builder

Page, C.H.. J r .

Thomas, Roy

Narrative Statement of Significance See Con t i nua t i on Sheets 7/8-4 through 8-14, (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.)

9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography See Con t i nua t i on Sheet 9 -15. (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.)

Previous documentation on file (NPS): N /A • preliminary determination of individual listing (36

CFR 67) has been requested • previously listed in the National Register • previously determined eligible by the National

Register • designated a National Historic Landmark • recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey

# • recorded by Historic American Engineering

Record #

Primary location of additional data:

13 State Historic Preservation Office • Other State agency • Federal agency • Local government • University Q Other

Name of repository:

Texas H i s t o r i c a l Coimiiission, An.stin, TX San Marcos Public Library, San Marcos, TX

H a y s C o . C o u r t h o u s e H . D . Name of Property

H a y s C o u n t y , T e x a s

County and State

10. Geographical Data

Acreage of Property approx. 10 acres

UTIM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.)

1 L L L ^ l e l O i Z l l I 6 I O | I 3 i 3 l 0 i 6 | l i 4 i 0 | Zone Easting Northing

2 L L L ^ I6 l0 i2 l4 i6 i0 l I 3i 3l Oi 6l li 8i Ol

Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.)

S e e C o n t i n u a t i o n S h e e t 1 0 - 1 6 . Boundary Justification (Explain why the lx)undaries were selected on a continuation sheet.)

a L i i J I 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | I 3| 3| 0| 5| 9, 2, 0| Zone Easting Northing

4 I 6| Ol 2| 4| 8| Ol I 3| 3| 0, 5| 9, 0| • See continuation sheet

11. Form Prepared By ( w i t h ass is tance from Amy E. Dase, H i s t o r i a n , THC)

name/title Peter Flagg Maxson & Henry Ha l l Wagner, J r . , Arch i tec tura l Historians

organization Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission jg g Sept.. 1991; June, 1992

street & number 601 W. 14th S t ree t telephone 512/474-1912

city or town Austin state '^^ zip code 78701

Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form:

Continuation Sheets

Maps

A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location.

A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources.

Photographs

Representative black and white photographs of the property.

Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items)

Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.)

name (ownership information i s on f i l e i n the National Register Programs o f f i c e at the Texas H i s t o r i c a l Commission)

street & number.

city or town

telephone

state zip code.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information Is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request Is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 ef seq.).

Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form Is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing Instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Papenwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503.

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National Register of IHistoric Places Continuation Sheet

7/8 4 Hays County Courthouse His t o r i c D i s t r i c t Section number Page san Marcos, nays county, TX

INVENTORY OF PROPERTIES

Address, category (Contributing or Noncontributing), date of construction (estimated or f a c t u a l ) , photograph number (when applicable) Description: Brief description of prominent physical and a r c h i t e c t u r a l features Significance: Summary of h i s t o r i c a l associations and a r c h i t e c t u r a l i n t e g r i t y

Hays County Courthouse, Contributing, 1908, Photograph 1 Description: 3-story briclc building on rusticated limestone foundation; cruciform plan with square 1962 addition at northwest corner; arched bays with pediments; entry portico with pediments; central copper dome; i n t e r i o r wood and iron beams. Significance: This building replaced the 1882 F.E. R u f f i n i courthouse; Austin architects CH. Page & Brothers designed t h i s 1908 building; as well as several other Texas county courthouses; excellent local example of Classical Revival architecture; served and continues to function as center of local p o l i t i c s and government; designated Recorded Texas Historic Landmarlc 1974, l i s t e d i n the National Register of Historic Places i n 1980, designated State Archeological Landmark 1992; see the Hays County Courthouse nomination or the Historic Resources of San Marcos Multiple Resource Group nomination for further information.

Peter C. Woods Fountain, United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument, Contributing (object), 1907, Photograph 2 Description: Octagonal base supporting a Corinthian column with large b a l l on top. Significance: Only h i s t o r i c monument on courthouse grounds; the Lone Star Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy erected t h i s object.

100 North Guadalupe Street, Contributing, c. 1890 Description: 1-story brick building; wide segmental arched transoms over display windows; p i l a s t e r s peak at the corbelled cornice; clipped corner denotes main entrance; awning above. Significance: Served as a dry goods store from 1890 to 1920s; i n t a c t local example of l a t e Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building.

109 North Guadalupe Street, Noncontributing, c. 1890 (with l a t e 20th century modifications) Description: l - s t o r y , 3-bay brick building; segmental arched windows, some now bricked; corbelled parapet. Significance: O r i g i n a l l y two separate buildings now interconnected; north side was a bakery i n the 1930s; window enclosures severely compromise i n t e g r i t y of t h i s 1-part commercial block building; r e h a b i l i t a t i o n according to Secretary of I n t e r i o r ' s Standards for Rehabilitation could change status of building to Contributing.

113 North Guadalupe Street, Contributing, 1893, Photograph 5 Description: 2-story brick building with cast iron store f r o n t ; display windows flank central door with awning and transoms above a l l ; 2nd level has three 1/1 windows with segmental arches and corbelling above; cornice bears wood brackets and modillions; 2nd level i d e n t i c a l to property at 117 North Guadalupe Street.

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Significance: Intact local example of l a t e Victorian era, 2-part commercial block building l i s t e d i n the National Register of H i s t o r i c Places i n 1983; see Historic Resources of San Marcos Multiple Resource Group nomination for further information.

117 North Guadalupe Street, Contributing, c. 1893, Photograph S Description: 2-story brick building; modern street level display windows flank central door with awning above, transoms not apparent; 2nd level has six 1/1 windows with segmental arches and corbelling above; cornice bears wood brackets and modillions; 2nd level i d e n t i c a l to property at 113 North Guadalupe Street. Significance: Although the i n t e g r i t y of the street level has been compromised, the building retains enough i n t e g r i t y to be considered Contributing; good local example of a l a t e Victorian era, 2-part commercial block form; i n 1896 a bakery was on the south side and a grocery was on the north side.

125 North Guadalupe Street, Contributing, 1891 Description: 2-story brick building with cast iron store f r o n t ; plate glass display windows flank central door, modern awning above, transoms not apparent; 2nd level has four 1/1 windows with segmental arches and decorative surrounds; cornice d e t a i l i n g includes mouse tooth b r i c k work; parapet bears wood brackets and rinceau. Significance: Finely detailed local example of l a t e Victorian era, 2-part commercial building.

131 North Guadalupe Street, Noncontributing, c. 1930 (with l a t e 20th century modifications), Photograph 12 Description; 2-story brick building with stone and stucco exterior surfaces; street level completely altered; 2nd level retains o r i g i n a l fenestration; back of o r i g i n a l building was removed and replaced. Significance: Severe alterations to t h i s former theater; although i t i s similar i n massing and scale, changes i n materials, design, and workmanship compromise the i n t e g r i t y of t h i s building.

137 North Guadalupe Street, Noncontributing, 1962, Photograph 12 Description: 2-story steel freune building with glass curtain wall at street l e v e l ; opaque panels on 2nd l e v e l . Significance: This building does not meet the 50 year requirement; i t i s similar i n scale.

216-218 North Guadalupe Street, Contributing, 1910, Photograph 8 Description: 2-story, 2-bay brick building; each street level bay has plated glass display windows flanking central, recessed single door, awning above, transoms obscured; each 2nd level bay has three windows covered with plywood; pila s t e r s peak at cut stone cornice; cut stone parapet. Significance: Intact local example of 2-part commercial block building; design references symmetry of Classical Revival and boxy form of P r a i r i e School; i n 1930s had a r e t a i l operation on street level and photograph and a r t studio on the 2nd l e v e l ; designed by architect Roy Thomas.

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National Register of Historic Piaces Continuation Sheet

7/8 6 Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t Section number Page san Marcos, nays County, TX

101 East Hopkins Street, Noncontributing, 1905 (with l a t e 20th century modifications). Photograph 14 Description: 2-story brick building with aluminum s l i p cover; symmetrical 2-bay street l e v e l ; on each street level bay plate glass display windows flank central, recessed door. Significance: Aluminum s l i p cover severely compromised i n t e g r i t y ; r e h a b i l i t a t i o n according to Secretary of I n t e r i o r ' s Standards for Rehabilitation could change status of building to Contributing.

107 East Hopkins Street, Contributing, c. 1890, Photograph 14 Description: 2-8tory bri c k building with stucco e x t e r i o r ; 2-bay street level has entrance on west side, display windows on east side, awning above; 2nd level has three 1/1 windows with cast stone hood moldings; detailed parapet. Significance: Good local example of l a t e Victorian era design applied to 2-part commercial block building, despite street level a l t e r a t i o n s ; m i l l i n e r y , variety, and drug store.

I l l East Hopkins Street, Contributing, c. 1885, Photograph 14 Description: 2-story ashlar masonry building; symmetrical 6-bay street l e v e l , each bay with segmental arched fenestration, hood molding, keystone and transom; symmetrical 6-bay 2nd l e v e l , each bay with segmental arched 1/1 windows, hood molding and keystone. Significance: Good local example of l a t e Victorian era design applied to 2-part commercial block building; drug store, jewelry store.

117 East Hopkins Street, Contributing, 1915, Photographs 9 and 14 Description: 2-story, 2-bay brick building; each street level bay has display windows flanking recessed, central door; recent awnings above; each 2nd level bay has t r i p a r t i t e , 1/1 windows; detailed cornice; cast stone parapet. Significance: Excellent local example of 2-part commercial block building with s t y l i s t i c references to classicism and P r a i r i e School.

127 East Hopkins Street, Contributing, c. 1885, Photographs 3, 4, 9, and 10 Description: 2-story ashlar cut masonry building; cast iron store f r o n t ; 4-bay street l e v e l ; display windows flank recessed, central, main entrance; 4th bay i s secondary entrance to far west that accesses 2nd l e v e l ; a l l fenestration has transoms; modern awning divides levels; 2nd l e v e l has f i v e bays represented by rounded windows with hood molds and keystone; cornice removed; remaining facades are rough cut limestone; well preserved i n t e r i o r . Significance: Fine local example of 2-part commercial block building exhibiting V i c t o r i a era d e t a i l i n g ; l i s t e d i n the National Register of Historic Places i n 1983; see H i s t o r i c Resources of San Marcos Multiple Resource Group nomination for further information.

129 East Hopkins Street, Contributing, c. 1900 Description: l - s t o r y painted brick building; symmetrical 2-bay street l e v e l ; on each bay display windows flanking recessed, central door; a l l fenestration has transoms; modern awning; i n t e r i o r r e t a i n o r i g i n a l pressed metal c e i l i n g . Significance: Good local example of l a t e Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building; o r i g i n a l l y dry goods store.

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139 East Hopkins Street, Noncontributing, c. 1873 (with l a t e 20th century modifications). Photograph 18 Description: 2-story brick building; on street level display windows flank central recessed door; awning/balcony; 2nd level two segmental arched windows on each side of a t r i p a r t i t e central door, a l l have keystones. Significance: Main facade was destroyed (by f i r e ? ) and reconstructed recently and not sympathetically, thus the building i s considered Noncontributing.

145 East Hopkins Street, Noncontributing, 1885 (with l a t e 20th century modifications). Photograph 17 and 18 Description: 2-story brick building with stucco applied to most of main (south) facade; street level severely altered, modern awnings; brick, quoins appear o r i g i n a l ; above street level stucco applied around four o r i g i n a l window openings; recent windows; east facade i s o r i g i n a l rough cut limestone. Significance: Represents altered l a t e Victorian era design applied to 2-part commercial block building; i n t e g r i t y of design, materials, and workmanship severely altered.

202 East Hopkins Street, Contributing, c. 1935 Description: l - s t o r y brick building with stucco e x t e r i o r ; plate glass display windows flank central door, awning, transoms above; o r i g i n a l parapet. Significance: Intact local example of 1-part commercial block building.

100 West Hopkins Street, Contributing, c. 1891 Description: 2-story brick building with stucco e x t e r i o r ; main entrance with pediment and scrolled brackets at clipped corner; secondary entrances face south and east, each has a 1-bay awning; street level has series of casement windows with transoms; 2nd level has series of paired 2/2 windows; p i l a s t e r s peak i n Ionic capitals j u s t beneath cornice; cornice bears brackets and modillions. Significance: Good local example of Classical Revival design applied to a 2-part commercial block building.

102 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, Contributing, 1909-1910 at corner/1887 east/1985 north. Photographs 7, 13, and 15 Description: Three buildings that appear to be separate are actually interconnected; at the corner i s the 1910, 3-story brick building with stucco exterior on the 1st l e v e l , two round arched windows flank a central door, giant Ionic p i l a s t e r s expand from the 2nd to the 3rd levels, o c u l i with f o l i a t e d highlights on the 3rd l e v e l , accentuated modillions at parapet; jus t east i s the 1887, 3-story brick building with cast iron and glass store fronts at street l e v e l , brick p i l a s t e r s divide paired windows on 2nd and 3rd levels have decorative brick hood molds, decorative brick cornice and parapet; j u s t north i s the 1985, l - s t o r y brick building that carries some d e t a i l i n g similar to the corner building, such as segmental arches. Significance: The corner building i s a good local example of Classical Revival design, previously served as a bank while the 3rd level housed a lodge h a l l i n the 1930s, now serves as county courthouse annex, recently r e h a b i l i t a t e d ; the building j u s t east i s a good local example of l a t e Victorian era design, i t previously served as the Hofheinz Hotel, now serves as part of county courthouse annex; the building j u s t north i s of recent construction and serves as part of county courthouse annex, although alone t h i s building would be Noncontributing, since the two buildings i t i s interconnected with are strong contributors to the d i s t r i c t , the overall building i s considered Contributing.

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112A North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, Contributing, c. 1905, Photograph 13 Description: l - s t o r y brick building with stucco e x t e r i o r ; plate glass windows flanking a central wood door; f l a t metal awning with transoms above; modest parapet. Significance: Post o f f i c e i n 1906; hardware store i n 1922; i n t a c t local example of late Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building.

112 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, Contributing, c. 1905, Photograph 13 Description: l - s t o r y brick building; plate glass display windows; entrance on north end; f l a t metal awning with transoms above; stepped parapet. Significance: Good local example of la t e Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building.

114-116 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, Noncontributing, c. 1900 (with l a t e 20th century modifications). Photograph 13 Description: 2-story brick building with aluminum s l i p cover on 2nd l e v e l . Significance: O r i g i n a l l y two separate buildings now interconnected; aluminum s l i p cover severely compromised i n t e g r i t y ; r e h a b i l i t a t i o n according t o Secretary of I n t e r i o r ' s Standards for Rehabilitation could change status of building t o Contributing.

120 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, Noncontributing, c. 1900 (with l a t e 20th century modifications) Description: l - s t o r y brick building with stucco exterior above street l e v e l ; plate glass display windows flank central recessed door; recent awning; modest parapet. Significance: Although i t i s similar i n massing and scale, changes i n materials, design, and workmanship compromise the i n t e g r i t y of t h i s l a t e Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building.

124 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, Noncontributing, c. 1890 (with l a t e 20th century modifications). Photograph 20 Description: l-story brick building; round arched windows flank a central double door; recent awning; oculus above door; corbelled parapet o r i g i n a l . Significance: Although i t i s similar i n massing and scale, changes i n materials, design, and workmanship compromise the i n t e g r i t y of t h i s l a t e Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building.

126 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, Contributing, c. 1890, Photograph 20 Description: l - s t o r y brick building with stucco e x t e r i o r ; display windows flank central recessed door; corbelled parapet; i n t e r i o r retains o r i g i n a l metal c e i l i n g . Significance: Served as hardware store i n 1922; good local exeunple of late Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building.

138 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, Noncontributing, c. 1900 (with l a t e 20th century modifications). Photograph 20 Description: l - s t o r y brick building with wood sheathing; aluminum frame plate glass windows flank central recessed single door; recent awning; stucco and brick cornice d e t a i l . Significance: Although i t i s similar i n massing and scale, changes i n materials, design, and workmanship compromise the i n t e g r i t y of t h i s late Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building.

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142 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, Contributing, 1880, Photograph 20 Description: l - s t o r y brick building with stucco exteri o r and cast iron store f r o n t ; display windows flank central recessed single door; s l i g h t l y sloped metal awning; stucco over brick parapet. Significance: Served as grocery u n t i l about 1930; good lo c a l excunple of late Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building with cast iron store f r o n t .

202 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, Contributing, 1906, Photograph 16 and 17 Description: 2-story polychromatic brick building; street level severely altered; awning; 2nd level has a-bbb-a-bbb patterned window openings, although they are presently boarded with plywood; f i n e l y detailed corbelled cornice. Significance: Well crafted local exeunple of 2-part commercial block building with late Victorian era and classical d e t a i l i n g .

100 East San Antonio Street, Noncontributing, 1989, Photograph 11 Description: 2-story building with brick p i l a s t e r s ; glass block windows; stucco parapet. Significance: This building does not meet the 50 year requirement; i t i s similar i n scale.

108 East San Antonio Street, Noncontributing, c. 1900 (with l a t e 20th century modifications). Photograph 11 Description: 2-story brick building with stucco e x t e r i o r ; 3-bays; outer bay windows flank central recessed door; awning with windows above; stucco parapet. Significance: Inappropriate stucco appears to cover h i s t o r i c building; although some d e t a i l i n g remains i n t e g r i t y of design, workmanship, and materials severely compromised.

110 East San Antonio Street, Contributing, c. 1885, Photographs 6 and 11 Description: l - s t o r y brick building with cast iron store f r o n t ; display windows flank central single door entrance; metal awning with transoms above; pressed metal above; f i n e l y detailed cornice and parapet. Significance: Served as grocery and meat market for many years; excellent local excunple of l a t e Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building with metal det a i l s from Mesker Brothers of St. Louis.

114 East San Antonio Street, Contributing, c. 1890 Description: l - s t o r y brick building with some stucco on e x t e r i o r ; display windows flank central recessed double doors; recent awning with transoms above; stucco above, then brick with painted sign. Significance: Served as grocery for many years; good local example of late Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building.

118 East San Antonio Street, Contributing, c. 1940 Description: l - s t o r y brick building; 2-bays; east bay has single door entrance with recent awning; west bay has four elongated windows with transoms; modest de t a i l i n g on parapet. Significance: Good local example of 1-part commercial block building.

120 East San Antonio Street, Noncontributing, c. 1950, Photograph 15 Description: 2-story brick building; street level has marble facing and some modifications but retains o r i g i n a l fenestration; marquee di v i d i n g 1st and 2nd

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levels; 2nd level has minimal d e t a i l i n g , some brick pattern work and three ( o r i g i n a l l y four) c i r c l e s on each side. Significance: Previously served as Holiday Theater, now a restaurant; good example of 2-part commercial block building displaying 1950s design influences; may be considered Contributing when i t reaches 50 year cut o f f .

130 East San Antonio Street, Contributing, c. 1895, Photograph 15 Description: 2-story brick building; 3-bays on each l e v e l ; recessed single doors flank central display window, a l l with transoms and recent awnings above; 2nd level has 1/1 wood windows with hood moldings; corbelled parapet. Significance: Served as dry goods and grocery store; good local example of late Victorian era, 2-part commercial block building.

136 East San Antonio Street, Contributing, c. 1885, Photograph 15 Description: 2-story brick building; p a r t i a l l y f i l l e d i n plate glass display windows flank a central door; 4-bay 2nd level with 1/1 wood windows with hood moldings; h i s t o r i c parapet covered with stucco. Significance: Known as the Faris Building; served as bank, i n 1896 noted as lodge; despite 1st f l o o r alterations t h i s i s a good local exeunple of a l a t e Victorian era, 2-part commercial block building; l i s t e d i n the National Register of Historic Places i n 1983; see H i s t o r i c Resources of San Marcos Multiple Resource Group nomination for further information.

140-144 East San Antonio Street, Contributing, 1879, Photograph 15 Description: 2-story brick building with rough cut limestone exposed on side and rear elevations; both levels have windows with segmental arches marking nine bays; V-crimp metal canopy separates levels. Significance: Known as the Green Building; o r i g i n a l location of F i r s t National Bank; by 1885 served as dry goods store with sleeping rooms on 2nd l e v e l ; excellent local excunple of late Victorian era, 2-part commercial block building; l i s t e d i n the National Register of H i s t o r i c Places i n 1983; see Historic Resources of San Marcos Multiple Resource Group nomination for further information.

110 West San Antonio Street, Noncontributing, c. 1890 (with l a t e 20th century modifications) Description: l-story brick commercial building with stucco e x t e r i o r ; modern street level fenestration; awning; modest parapet. Significance: Alterations to fenestration obscure o r i g i n a l design, workmanship.

112 West San Antonio Street, Contributing, c. 1890 Description: l - s t o r y brick commercial building with stucco e x t e r i o r ; two single door entrances at street level with transoms; awning above; modest parapet. Significance: Despite addition of stucco, t h i s l a t e Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building retains much of i t s o r i g i n a l h i s t o r i c fabric and character.

116 West San Antonio Street, Noncontributing, c. 1890 (with l a t e 20th century modifications) Description: l - s t o r y brick building; heavily altered fenestration; modern awnings.

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Significance: Alterations to fenestration and upper portion of building obscure o r i g i n a l design, workmanship, materials.

118 West San Antonio Street, Contributing, c. 1890 Description: l - s t o r y brick commercial building; o r i g i n a l fenestration Significance: Good local example of la t e Victorian era, 1-part commercial block building; minimal d e t a i l i n g .

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Statement of Significance;

The Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t i n San Marcos i s an i n t a c t courthouse square that comprises the core of the central business d i s t r i c t . Buildings i n the d i s t r i c t r e f l e c t the dominance of the county seat as a trade center. The d i s t r i c t meets C r i t e r i o n C at the local l e v e l of significance i n the area of Architecture, as a c o l l e c t i o n of commercial and governmental buildings i n an urban form that i l l u s t r a t e l a t e Victorian era. Classical Revival, and P r a i r i e School arc h i t e c t u r a l influences. The Period of Significance, 1879 to 1942, includes the construction date of the oldest extant building, through the evolution of the d i s t r i c t up to the National Register 50 year cut o f f date.

[The significance statement for the Historic Resources of San Marcos Multiple Resources Group, l i s t e d i n 1983, incorporates more detailed information on Spanish settlement, early Anglo-American settlement, the economy, and education i n San Marcos. Refer to that document for supplementary material.]

A 1689 Spanish expedition, led by Alfonso de Leon, applied the name "San Marcos" to a Texas River on A p r i l 26, Saint Mark's Day; l a t e r explorers used the name for the present San Marcos River. The area was the temporary location of two of the San Xavier Mission and the San Francisco Xavier presidio. Settlement had an unsuccessful beginning. In 1808 approximately 80 colonists established V i l l a San Marcos de Neve under the Spanish Crown; they abandoned the v i l l a g e by 1812 because of devastating floods and repeated Indian raids. Anglo-American settlement of Hays County and San Marcos began i n the 1840s, roughly coinciding with that i n Austin (30 miles north) and San Antonio (50 miles southwest). San Marcos was designated county seat i n 1848. In 1851 Willicim Lindsey, Edward Burleson, and E l i Merriman purchased a land grant and surveyed the t e r r i t o r y using a g r i d i r o n form, centered around a courthouse square. This configuration i s often referred to as a "Shelbyville plan," prevalent i n Anglo communities across the country, including Texas. This form i s s t r i k i n g l y d i s t i n c t from linear plans found j u s t west of San Marcos, i n German communities of the H i l l Country. The more eunbitious Shelbyville plan, unlike linear forms, t h e o r e t i c a l l y allows vehicular r i g h t s -of-way to dominate pedestrian routes and creates a r i g i d , controlled b u i l t environment for segregated commercial and r e s i d e n t i a l uses. While i n p r i n c i p l e the courthouse square prepares a community for extensive growth, San Marcos developed and permeated the plan slowly. During the mid 19th century the lines between commercial and r e s i d e n t i a l uses were ambiguous; commercial interests often blended with r e s i d e n t i a l , sometimes even i n the same building.

As the town enlarged and more l o t s were sold, the segregation of uses became more pronounced. Generally, speculators a n t i c i p a t i n g growth purchased the f i r s t l o t s sold around the courthouse square. San Marcos' e a r l i e s t building phases resulted i n only a few vernacular properties that local carpenters, masons, and builders designed and b u i l t using wood or stone from the v i c i n i t y . These included the 1861 pine courthouse (burned i n 1868, replaced i n 1871 with a stone b u i l d i n g ) , two stores, a tavern (a 2-pen log bui l d i n g ) , and approximately f i v e log houses; apparently none of these wood buildings survive. Growth was gradual u n t i l l a t e r i n the century.

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The 1880 a r r i v a l of the International and Great Northern Railroad spurred sudden development. By 1881 the commercial d i s t r i c t had evolved substantially, according to Augustus Koch's bird's eye view of the community (see Photograph 19). A new courthouse designed by F.E. R u f f i n i was completed i n 1883. In 1885 the courthouse sc[uare included four saloons, seven groceries, two m i l l i n e r s , one f u r r i e r , four confectioneries, one barber and bath, and two cobblers.

The r a i l r o a d transformed the arch i t e c t u r a l evolution of the community from vernacular t r a d i t i o n s t o popular l a t e Victorian era s t y l i s t i c influences strongly associated with I t a l i a n a t e design. Features t y p i c a l of I t a l i a n a t e architecture include round arched and segmental arched windows with hood molds and keystones, quoins, and detailed parapets. Mass production of machine sawn wood at local lumber yards l i k e that of C.G. Mead and L.J. Eastwood contributed t o t h i s evolution. Examples of fin e wood brackets and modillions embellish the parapets of 113 and 117 North Guadalupe Street as i s t y p i c a l of Victorian adornment on commercial buildings (see Photograph 5). Cast iron and pressed metal store fronts with i n t r i c a t e patterns, corbelled brick, and polychromatic paint schemes also decorated late 19th century buildings (see Photographs 5 and 6).

The 1893 Columbian Exposition i n Chicago aroused in t e r e s t i n reviving classical styles that became dominant throughout the country during the f i r s t half of the 20th century. This interest took hold of the nation and appeared i n San Marcos a f t e r 1900. In 1908 the courthouse again burned. That year CH. Page and Brothers of Austin designed the new Hays County Courthouse using Classical Revival design: a symmetrical cruciform plan, broad expanses of plai n wall surfaces, and balanced fenestration. I t s rudimentary cubical form i s a r t i c u l a t e d by colossal Corinthian columns and large copper clad dome. [Page's f i r m became prominent i n 1904 when he designed the Texas Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition i n St. Louis.] Several other c l a s s i c a l l y influenced buildings were constructed af t e r the courthouse was complete including the building at 102 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive (1910).

Although these buildings serve a commercial or public function, a few do enunciate form that alludes to Pr a i r i e School influences, which was usually reserved for r e s i d e n t i a l properties. Designed by Roy Thomas, a San Marcos native who worked out of Austin, the building at 216-218 North Guadalupe (1910) follows t y p i c a l P r a i r i e School design with i t s horizontal emphasis as evidenced by i t s boxy shape and brick patterns with some cla s s i c a l d e t a i l i n g . At 117 East Hopkins Street (1915), the building references P r a i r i e School form, but also features c l a s s i c a l l y influenced d e t a i l i n g , such as an elaborate cornice and an emphasis on symmetry.

L i t t l e new construction took place between World Wars I and I I ; a reduction i n the local and national economies during the 1930s s t i f l e d most commercial expansion. Merchants did seek to modernize t h e i r buildings, sometimes with alterations unsympathetic to the h i s t o r i c f a b r i c of t h e i r buildings. Stucco covered l a t e Victorian era facades including i n t r i c a t e brick cornices, and other d e t a i l s that denoted e a r l i e r s t y l i s t i c influences. The building at 138 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive i s an example of such alterations (see Photograph 20).

S t i l l , San Marcos remained the largest and most important r e t a i l center i n the county. New construction consisted of the 1930 building at 131 North

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Guadalupe Street (see Photograph 12), the 1935 building at 202 East Hopkins Street, and the 1940 building at 118 East San Antonio Street. The automobile began to supplant the r a i l r o a d as the primary means of transportation, profoundly impacting San Marcos' subsequent physical development outside the courthouse square to improve the f i n a n c i a l v i a b i l i t y of downtown.

Following World War I I , San Marcos and the rest of the nation experienced renewed economic expansion. Increased popularity of the automobile contributed t o suburbanization that resulted i n commercial decentralization. San Marcos' downtown, as a consequence, began to decline. Many downtown merchants during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s vacated t h e i r buildings and moved to new stores i n suburban settings more accessible t o automobile drivers. To counter t h i s trend, some downtown merchants razed unwanted buildings and replaced them with contemporaneous edif i c e s , such as the building at 137 North Guadalupe Street. Other merchants modified t h e i r buildings for a contemporaneous appearance. Applying metal false fronts over h i s t o r i c facades was popular; the building at 101 East Hopkins Street i s a ty p i c a l example.

Nevertheless, e f f o r t s during the last decade, largely through a f f i l i a t i o n with the Main Street program, have had a positive a f f e c t on the d i s t r i c t ' s i n t e g r i t y and should continue t o re s u l t i n restoration projects. In 1983 a Multiple Resource National Register nomination was completed for San Marcos; four commercial buildings were nominated at that time (113 North Guadalupe, 127 East Hopkins, 136 East San Antonio, and 140-144 East San Antonio s t r e e t s ) , i n addition t o the previously l i s t e d Hays County Courthouse (National Register 1980). Since that time several r e h a b i l i t a t i o n projects have occurred. Merchants i n the d i s t r i c t removed metal false fronts to display the h i s t o r i c facades, such as the building at 102 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive; they exposed covered fenestration and removed inappropriate signs.

Despite some new construction and unsuitable alterations the d i s t r i c t retains i t s a r c h i t e c t u r a l and h i s t o r i c i n t e g r i t y t o a high degree.

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Bibliographical References

Arbingast, Stanley A. et a l . Atlas of Texas. Austin: Bureau of Business Research, University of Texas at Austin, 1976.

Bernard Johnson, Inc. "San Marcos Urban Design Study." Houston and Washington D.C: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Texas A & M University, February 1972.

Classified Business Directory. San Marcos, Texas, 1930.

Koch, Augustus. Birds Eye View of San Marcos, 1881.

Robinson, Willard B. Gone From Texas Our Lost Architectural Heritage. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1981.

Sanborn Maps, San Marcos, Texas.

Steely, Jaunes Wright. A Catalog of Texas Properties i n the National Register of Historic Places. Austin: Texas H i s t o r i c a l Commission, 1984.

Stovall, Frances, et a l . Clear Springs and Limestone Ledges, A History of San Marcos and Havs Countv. Austin: Nortex Press, 1986.

Thomas, Roy, Collection. Architectural Drawings Collection, University Of Texas at Austin.

San Marcos Daily News. 28 February 1936 and 1 A p r i l , 10 June, 28 October 1990.

San Marcos Daily Record, 1 A p r i l , 10 June, and 28 October 1990.

San Marcos Record, 20 September 1962 and 31 August 1967.

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Verbal Boundary Description:

Beginning at the center of the intersection of South Guadalupe and East San Antonio streets, thence south along the midline of South Guadalupe Street to i t s intersection with the continuation of the midline of the al l e y behind the 100 block of East San Antonio Street, thence east along the midline of the alley to a continuation of the property l i n e between 130 and 136 East San Antonio Street, thence north along the continuation of that property l i n e t o the south property l i n e of 136 and 140-144 East San Antonio Street (Original Town Site, Block 13, north 90 feet of Lot 4 and east 3 feet 8 inches of Lot 5), thence east along the property l i n e to i t s intersection with the midpoint of South Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, thence north along the midline of South Lyndon B. Johnson Drive to i t s intersection with the midpoint of East San Antonio Street, thence east along the midline of East San Antonio Street t o the i t s intersection with the continuation of the midline of the al l e y behind the 100 block of North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, thence north along the midline of the alley and i t s continuation to i t s intersection with the north property l i n e of 202 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive (Original Town Site, Block 4, south 3 feet of Lot 4 and a l l of Lot 8), thence west along said property l i n e and i t s continuation t o i t s intersection with the midpoint of North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, thence north along the midline of North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive to i t s intersection with the continuation of the midline of the alley behind the 100 block of East Hopkins Street, thence west along the midline of the alley to i t s intersection with the midpoint of North Guadalupe Street, thence south along the midline of North Guadalupe Street t o a continuation of the north property l i n e of 100 West Hopkins Street (Original Town Site, Block 10, Lot 1 and south 2 feet of Lot 2), thence west along said property l i n e and i t s continuation t o i t s intersection with the west property l i n e of said property, thence south along said property l i n e and i t s continuation to i t s intersection with the midpoint of West Hopkins Street, thence west along the midline of West Hopkins Street t o i t s intersection with the continuation of the midline of the alley behind the 100 block of North Guadalupe Street, thence south along the midline of the alley to i t s intersection with the midpoint of West San Antonio Street, thence east along the midline of West San Antonio Street to i t s intersection with the midpoint of South Guadalupe Street t o the point of beginning.

Boundary J u s t i f i c a t i o n :

The boundary of the Hays County Courthouse His t o r i c D i s t r i c t includes most of the h i s t o r i c commercial and goverrunental center of San Marcos that retains i t s h i s t o r i c and arch i t e c t u r a l i n t e g r i t y . The h i s t o r i c d i s t r i c t possesses a strong, cohesive character; areas adjacent to the h i s t o r i c d i s t r i c t boundary are altered to the extent that t h e i r i n t e g r i t y i s highly compromised. However, some nearby buildings, such as the Fire Station and City H a l l , were i n d i v i d u a l l y l i s t e d i n the National Register i n 1983 as part of the Historic Resources of San Marcos nomination.

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Section number PHO' ' S Paae Hays county courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t ^ San Marcos, Hays County, TX

Photograph Log

Hays County Courthouse Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission South facade, ceunera facing north Photograph 1 of 20

Peter C. Woods Fountain, United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument (Contributing) Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission Southeast side, camera facing northwest Photograph 2 of 20

127 East Hopkins Street Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission South facade, camera facing north Photograph 3 of 20

Alley view, 127 East Hopkins Street Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission Southwest oblique, camera facing northeast Photograph 4 of 20

113 and 117 North Guadalupe Street Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Frances Stovall, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission East facades, camera facing northwest Photograph 5 of 20

110 East San Antonio Street Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission North facade, camera facing south Photograph 6 of 20

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102 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission Southwest oblique, camera facing northeast Photograph 7 of 20

216-218 North Guadalupe Street Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission West facade, camera facing east Photograph 8 of 20

117 and 127 East Hopkins Street Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission South facade, camera facing north Photograph 9 of 20

127 East Hopkins Street Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission I n t e r i o r Photograph 10 of 20

100, 108, 110 East San Antonio Street Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission North facades, camera facing south Photograph 11 of 20

131 and 137 North Guadalupe Street Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission East facades, camera facing west Photograph 12 of 20

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Section number PHOTOS Rage 20 Hays County Courthouse H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, TX

114-116, 112, 112A, and f a r n o r t h side of 102 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive Hays County Courthouse H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative w i t h Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission West facades, camera f a c i n g east Photograph 13 of 20

101, 107, 111, 117, and 127 East Hopkins S t r e e t Hays County Courthouse H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative w i t h Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission South facades, camera f a c i n g northeast Photograph 14 of 20

102 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive, 120, 130, 136, 140-144 East San Antonio Street Hays County Courthouse H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Photographer unknown Circa 1975 Negative w i t h Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission West facade LBJ D r i v e / n o r t h facades of E. San Antonio, camera f a c i n g southeast Photograph 15 of 20

202 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive Hays County Courthouse H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Photographer unknown Circa 1975 Negative w i t h Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission West facade, camera f a c i n g east Photograph 16 of 20

145 East Hopkins S t r e e t and 202 North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive Hays County Courthouse H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative w i t h Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission South facade/west facade, camera f a c i n g northeast Photograph 17 of 20

139 and 145 East Hopkins S t r e e t Hays County Courthouse H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photographer August 1991 Negative w i t h Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission South facades, camera f a c i n g n o r t h Photograph 18 of 20

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Section number PHOTOS Page Hays county courthouse His t o r i c D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, TX

Bird's eye view of San Marcos Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas A r t i s t unknown Circa 1881 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission View looking northwest Photograph 19 of 20

124, 126, 138, 142, North Lyndon B. Johnson Drive Hays County Courthouse Historic D i s t r i c t San Marcos, Hays County, Texas Maxson/Wagner, photograph August 1991 Negative with Hays County H i s t o r i c a l Commission West facades, camera facing east Photograph 20 of 20

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET

REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION

PROPERTY Hays County Courthouse H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t NAME:

MULTIPLE San Marcos MRA NAME:

STATE & COUNTY: TEXAS, Hays

DATE RECEIVED: 8/10/92 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 8/25/92 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 9/10/92 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 9/24/92 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST:

REFERENCE NUMBER: 92001233

NOMINATOR: STATE

REASONS FOR REVIEW:

APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 5 0 YEARS: N OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N

COMMENT WAIVER: N Antoida OMMEMT WAIVER: N

_!::;^ccEPT RETURN REJECT // A? _DATE

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS

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DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N

CLASSIFICATION

count resource type

STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION

FUNCTION

h i s t o r i c c u r r e n t

DESCRIPTION

a r c h i t e c t u r a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n ^materials d e s c r i p t i v e t e x t

SIGNIFICANCE

Period Areas of Significance—Check and j u s t i f y below

Spe c i f i c dates B u i l d e r / A r c h i t e c t Statement of Si g n i f i c a n c e ( i n one paragraph)

summary paragraph completeness c l a r i t y a p p l i c a b l e c r i t e r i a j u s t i f i c a t i o n of areas checked r e l a t i n g s i g n i f i c a n c e t o the resource context r e l a t i o n s h i p of i n t e g r i t y t o s i g n i f i c a n c e j u s t i f i c a t i o n of exception other

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UTMs boundary j u s t i f i c a t i o n

ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION

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