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Location of DeWitt County in Texas

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in DeWitt County, Texas.

This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in DeWitt County, Texas. There are five districts and 55 individual properties listed on the National Register in the county. Ten individually listed properties are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks including one that is also a State Antiquities Landmark. Two districts contain several more Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[1]

Current listings

The publicly disclosed locations of National Register properties and districts may be seen in a mapping service provided.[2]

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Bates-Sheppard House
Bates-Sheppard House
Bates-Sheppard House
October 31, 1988
(#88001948)
312 E. Broadway
29°05′33″N 97°17′11″W / 29.0925°N 97.286389°W / 29.0925; -97.286389 (Bates-Sheppard House)
Cuero Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
2 John Y. Bell House
John Y. Bell House
John Y. Bell House
October 31, 1988
(#88001982)
304 E. Prairie
29°05′46″N 97°17′07″W / 29.096111°N 97.285278°W / 29.096111; -97.285278 (John Y. Bell House)
Cuero
3 M. D. Bennett House
M. D. Bennett House
M. D. Bennett House
October 31, 1988
(#88001963)
208 N. Hunt
29°05′24″N 97°17′12″W / 29.09°N 97.286667°W / 29.09; -97.286667 (M. D. Bennett House)
Cuero
4 Billow-Thompson House
Billow-Thompson House
Billow-Thompson House
October 31, 1988
(#88001949)
402 E. Broadway
29°05′32″N 97°17′09″W / 29.092222°N 97.285833°W / 29.092222; -97.285833 (Billow-Thompson House)
Cuero
5 Breeden-Runge Wholesale Grocery Company Building
Breeden-Runge Wholesale Grocery Company Building
Breeden-Runge Wholesale Grocery Company Building
October 31, 1988
(#88001957)
108 N. Frederick William
29°05′32″N 97°17′43″W / 29.092222°N 97.295278°W / 29.092222; -97.295278 (Breeden-Runge Wholesale Grocery Company Building)
Cuero
6 Floyd Buchel House
Floyd Buchel House
Floyd Buchel House
October 31, 1988
(#88001950)
407 E. Broadway
29°05′29″N 97°17′09″W / 29.091389°N 97.285833°W / 29.091389; -97.285833 (Floyd Buchel House)
Cuero
7 Arthur Burns House
Arthur Burns House
Arthur Burns House
October 31, 1988
(#88001987)
130 E. Sarah
29°05′44″N 97°17′14″W / 29.095556°N 97.287222°W / 29.095556; -97.287222 (Arthur Burns House)
Cuero
8 John W. Burns House
John W. Burns House
John W. Burns House
October 31, 1988
(#88001947)
311 E. Broadway
29°05′31″N 97°17′13″W / 29.091944°N 97.286944°W / 29.091944; -97.286944 (John W. Burns House)
Cuero
9 Callaway-Gillette House
Callaway-Gillette House
Callaway-Gillette House
October 31, 1988
(#88001989)
306 E. Sarah
29°05′42″N 97°17′07″W / 29.095°N 97.285278°W / 29.095; -97.285278 (Callaway-Gillette House)
Cuero
10 J. B. Chaddock House
J. B. Chaddock House
J. B. Chaddock House
October 31, 1988
(#88001995)
202 S. Valley
29°05′10″N 97°17′06″W / 29.086111°N 97.285°W / 29.086111; -97.285 (J. B. Chaddock House)
Cuero
11 City Water Works
City Water Works
City Water Works
October 31, 1988
(#88001956)
208 S. Esplanade
29°05′21″N 97°17′33″W / 29.089167°N 97.2925°W / 29.089167; -97.2925 (City Water Works)
Cuero
12 Clement-Nagel House
Clement-Nagel House
Clement-Nagel House
October 31, 1988
(#88001974)
701 E. Morgan
29°05′07″N 97°17′10″W / 29.085278°N 97.286111°W / 29.085278; -97.286111 (Clement-Nagel House)
Cuero
13 Colston-Gohmert House
Colston-Gohmert House
Colston-Gohmert House
October 31, 1988
(#88001983)
309 E. Prairie
29°05′44″N 97°17′06″W / 29.095556°N 97.285°W / 29.095556; -97.285 (Colston-Gohmert House)
Cuero
14 Charles Cook House October 31, 1988
(#88001986)
103 E. Sarah
29°05′44″N 97°17′17″W / 29.095556°N 97.288056°W / 29.095556; -97.288056 (Charles Cook House)
Cuero Demolished
15 W. H. Crain House
W. H. Crain House
W. H. Crain House
October 31, 1988
(#88001953)
508 E. Courthouse
29°05′25″N 97°17′08″W / 29.09034°N 97.28544°W / 29.09034; -97.28544 (W. H. Crain House)
Cuero
16 Cuero Commercial Historic District
Cuero Commercial Historic District
Cuero Commercial Historic District
November 17, 1988
(#88001996)
Roughly bounded by Gonzales, Main, Terrell and Courthouse
29°05′28″N 97°17′27″W / 29.091111°N 97.290833°W / 29.091111; -97.290833 (Cuero Commercial Historic District)
Cuero Includes Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
17 Cuero Gin October 31, 1988
(#88001970)
501 W. Main
29°05′30″N 97°17′44″W / 29.091667°N 97.295556°W / 29.091667; -97.295556 (Cuero Gin)
Cuero Demolished by 2005
18 Cuero High School
Cuero High School
Cuero High School
October 31, 1988
(#88001990)
405 E. Sarah
29°05′55″N 97°17′04″W / 29.098611°N 97.284444°W / 29.098611; -97.284444 (Cuero High School)
Cuero
19 Cuero Hydroelectric Plant September 19, 1977
(#77001514)
2 mi (3.2 km). N of Cuero on Guadalupe Plant
29°07′46″N 97°18′40″W / 29.129444°N 97.311111°W / 29.129444; -97.311111 (Cuero Hydroelectric Plant)
Cuero
20 Cuero I Archeological District
Cuero I Archeological District
Cuero I Archeological District
October 9, 1974
(#74002271)
Address restricted[6]
Cuero Extends into Gonzales County
21 E. A. Daule House October 31, 1988
(#88001981)
201 W. Newman
29°05′23″N 97°17′52″W / 29.089722°N 97.297778°W / 29.089722; -97.297778 (E. A. Daule House)
Cuero
22 DeWitt County Courthouse
DeWitt County Courthouse
DeWitt County Courthouse
May 6, 1971
(#71000929)
Bounded by N. Gonzales, E. Live Oak, N. Clinton, and E. Courthouse Sts.
29°05′29″N 97°17′19″W / 29.091389°N 97.288611°W / 29.091389; -97.288611 (DeWitt County Courthouse)
Cuero State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
23 DeWitt County Monument
DeWitt County Monument
DeWitt County Monument
March 6, 2019
(#100003421)
US 87 & Courthouse St.
29°05′17″N 97°16′34″W / 29.088179°N 97.276159°W / 29.088179; -97.276159 (DeWitt County Monument)
Cuero
24 East Main Street Residential Historic District
East Main Street Residential Historic District
East Main Street Residential Historic District
October 31, 1988
(#88001998)
400 to 800 blocks of E. Main St.
29°05′16″N 97°17′07″W / 29.087778°N 97.285278°W / 29.087778; -97.285278 (East Main Street Residential Historic District)
Cuero
25 Eckhardt Stores
Eckhardt Stores
Eckhardt Stores
June 29, 1976
(#76002020)
Eckhardt and Main St.
28°58′49″N 97°30′13″W / 28.980278°N 97.503611°W / 28.980278; -97.503611 (Eckhardt Stores)
Yorktown Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
26 William and L. F. Eichholz House
William and L. F. Eichholz House
William and L. F. Eichholz House
October 31, 1988
(#88001954)
308 W. Courthouse
29°05′37″N 97°17′39″W / 29.093585°N 97.294073°W / 29.093585; -97.294073 (William and L. F. Eichholz House)
Cuero
27 English-German School
English-German School
English-German School
October 31, 1988
(#88001978)
201 E. Newman
29°05′09″N 97°17′30″W / 29.085833°N 97.291667°W / 29.085833; -97.291667 (English-German School)
Cuero Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; building is condemned
28 J. B. Farris House October 31, 1988
(#88001960)
502 N. Gonzales
29°05′36″N 97°17′18″W / 29.093333°N 97.288333°W / 29.093333; -97.288333 (J. B. Farris House)
Cuero Demolished
29 First Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
October 31, 1988
(#88001952)
301 E. Courthouse
29°05′27″N 97°17′17″W / 29.090833°N 97.288056°W / 29.090833; -97.288056 (First Methodist Church)
Cuero
30 Alfred Friar House
Alfred Friar House
Alfred Friar House
October 31, 1988
(#88001961)
703 N. Gonzales
29°05′42″N 97°17′13″W / 29.095°N 97.286944°W / 29.095; -97.286944 (Alfred Friar House)
Cuero
31 William Frobese Sr. House
William Frobese Sr. House
William Frobese Sr. House
October 31, 1988
(#88001980)
305 E. Newman
29°05′07″N 97°17′24″W / 29.085278°N 97.29°W / 29.085278; -97.29 (William Frobese Sr. House)
Cuero Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
32 Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church
October 31, 1988
(#88001955)
401 N. Esplanade
29°05′33″N 97°17′23″W / 29.0925°N 97.289722°W / 29.0925; -97.289722 (Grace Episcopal Church)
Cuero Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
33 House at 1002 Stockdale
House at 1002 Stockdale
House at 1002 Stockdale
October 31, 1988
(#88001993)
1002 Stockdale
29°04′47″N 97°17′37″W / 29.079722°N 97.293611°W / 29.079722; -97.293611 (House at 1002 Stockdale)
Cuero
34 House at 404 Stockdale
House at 404 Stockdale
House at 404 Stockdale
October 31, 1988
(#88001992)
404 Stockdale
29°05′07″N 97°17′27″W / 29.085278°N 97.290833°W / 29.085278; -97.290833 (House at 404 Stockdale)
Cuero
35 House at 609 East Live Oak
House at 609 East Live Oak
House at 609 East Live Oak
October 31, 1988
(#88001968)
609 E. Live Oak
29°05′24″N 97°17′02″W / 29.09°N 97.283889°W / 29.09; -97.283889 (House at 609 East Live Oak)
Cuero
36 Keller-Grunder House
Keller-Grunder House
Keller-Grunder House
October 31, 1988
(#88001973)
409 E. Morgan
29°05′11″N 97°17′19″W / 29.086389°N 97.288611°W / 29.086389; -97.288611 (Keller-Grunder House)
Cuero Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
37 Albert and Kate Leinhardt House
Albert and Kate Leinhardt House
Albert and Kate Leinhardt House
October 31, 1988
(#88001976)
818 E. Morgan
29°05′11″N 97°17′01″W / 29.086389°N 97.283611°W / 29.086389; -97.283611 (Albert and Kate Leinhardt House)
Cuero
38 Emil Leonardt House
Emil Leonardt House
Emil Leonardt House
November 4, 1988
(#88001975)
804 E. Morgan
29°05′07″N 97°17′05″W / 29.085278°N 97.284722°W / 29.085278; -97.284722 (Emil Leonardt House)
Cuero
39 Leske Bar October 31, 1988
(#88001969)
432 W. Main
29°05′30″N 97°17′41″W / 29.091667°N 97.294722°W / 29.091667; -97.294722 (Leske Bar)
Cuero Demolished by 2005, after being damaged in a flood in 1998[7]
40 Valentine Ley House
Valentine Ley House
Valentine Ley House
October 31, 1988
(#88001979)
206 E. Newman
29°05′10″N 97°17′30″W / 29.086111°N 97.291667°W / 29.086111; -97.291667 (Valentine Ley House)
Cuero
41 Lynch-Probst House October 31, 1988
(#88001951)
502 E. Broadway
29°05′31″N 97°17′06″W / 29.091944°N 97.285°W / 29.091944; -97.285 (Lynch-Probst House)
Cuero Demolished
42 Macedonia Baptist Church
Macedonia Baptist Church
Macedonia Baptist Church
October 31, 1988
(#88001967)
512 S. Indianola
29°05′12″N 97°17′54″W / 29.086667°N 97.298333°W / 29.086667; -97.298333 (Macedonia Baptist Church)
Cuero
43 Frank Marie House
Frank Marie House
Frank Marie House
October 31, 1988
(#88001959)
402 E. French
29°05′36″N 97°17′07″W / 29.093333°N 97.285278°W / 29.093333; -97.285278 (Frank Marie House)
Cuero
44 May-Hickey House October 27, 1988
(#88002129)
FM 682 1.7 mi. S of jct. with TX 111
29°15′39″N 97°08′40″W / 29.260833°N 97.144444°W / 29.260833; -97.144444 (May-Hickey House)
Yoakum Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
45 Meissner-Pleasants House
Meissner-Pleasants House
Meissner-Pleasants House
October 31, 1988
(#88001962)
108 N. Hunt
29°05′21″N 97°17′12″W / 29.089167°N 97.286667°W / 29.089167; -97.286667 (Meissner-Pleasants House)
Cuero
46 Edward Mugge House
Edward Mugge House
Edward Mugge House
October 31, 1988
(#88001994)
218 N. Terrell
29°05′30″N 97°17′33″W / 29.091667°N 97.2925°W / 29.091667; -97.2925 (Edward Mugge House)
Cuero Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
47 Municipal Power Plant
Municipal Power Plant
Municipal Power Plant
November 15, 1996
(#96001356)
810 Front St.
29°17′08″N 97°09′04″W / 29.285556°N 97.151111°W / 29.285556; -97.151111 (Municipal Power Plant)
Yoakum Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; now the city library
48 Old Beer and Ice Warehouse
Old Beer and Ice Warehouse
Old Beer and Ice Warehouse
October 31, 1988
(#88001985)
104 SW Railroad
29°05′23″N 97°17′33″W / 29.089754°N 97.292525°W / 29.089754; -97.292525 (Old Beer and Ice Warehouse)
Cuero
49 Charles J. and Alvina Ott House
Charles J. and Alvina Ott House
Charles J. and Alvina Ott House
October 31, 1988
(#88001965)
306 N. Hunt
29°05′27″N 97°17′10″W / 29.090833°N 97.286111°W / 29.090833; -97.286111 (Charles J. and Alvina Ott House)
Cuero
50 S. I. Ott House
S. I. Ott House
S. I. Ott House
October 31, 1988
(#88001964)
302 N. Hunt
29°05′26″N 97°17′11″W / 29.090556°N 97.286389°W / 29.090556; -97.286389 (S. I. Ott House)
Cuero
51 O. F. and Mary Prigden House
O. F. and Mary Prigden House
O. F. and Mary Prigden House
October 31, 1988
(#88001958)
401 E. French
29°05′34″N 97°17′08″W / 29.092778°N 97.285556°W / 29.092778; -97.285556 (O. F. and Mary Prigden House)
Cuero
52 J. M. Reuss House
J. M. Reuss House
J. M. Reuss House
October 31, 1988
(#88001991)
315 Stockdale
29°05′09″N 97°17′24″W / 29.085833°N 97.29°W / 29.085833; -97.29 (J. M. Reuss House)
Cuero
53 St. Michael's Catholic Church
St. Michael's Catholic Church
St. Michael's Catholic Church
October 31, 1988
(#88001971)
202 N. McLeod
29°05′24″N 97°17′15″W / 29.09°N 97.2875°W / 29.09; -97.2875 (St. Michael's Catholic Church)
Cuero
54 State Highway 27 Bridge at the Guadalupe River
State Highway 27 Bridge at the Guadalupe River
State Highway 27 Bridge at the Guadalupe River
October 10, 1996
(#96001122)
US 87, .13 mi. S of jct. with US 183
29°03′55″N 97°19′20″W / 29.065278°N 97.322222°W / 29.065278; -97.322222 (State Highway 27 Bridge at the Guadalupe River)
Cuero
55 Elisha Stevens House
Elisha Stevens House
Elisha Stevens House
October 31, 1988
(#88001984)
408 E. Prairie
29°05′44″N 97°17′02″W / 29.095556°N 97.283889°W / 29.095556; -97.283889 (Elisha Stevens House)
Cuero
56 Terrell-Reuss Streets Historic District
Terrell-Reuss Streets Historic District
Terrell-Reuss Streets Historic District
October 31, 1988
(#88001997)
300 to 900 blocks of Terrell, 500 to 900 blocks of Indianola, and 200 blk. of W. Reuss to 400 blk. of E. Reuss
29°05′44″N 97°17′18″W / 29.095556°N 97.288333°W / 29.095556; -97.288333 (Terrell-Reuss Streets Historic District)
Cuero Includes Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
57 W. F. Thomson House
W. F. Thomson House
W. F. Thomson House
October 31, 1988
(#88001972)
608 N. McLeod
29°05′37″N 97°17′08″W / 29.093611°N 97.285556°W / 29.093611; -97.285556 (W. F. Thomson House)
Cuero
58 Dane Wittenbert House
Dane Wittenbert House
Dane Wittenbert House
October 31, 1988
(#88001966)
402 S. Hunt
29°05′05″N 97°17′20″W / 29.084722°N 97.288889°W / 29.084722; -97.288889 (Dane Wittenbert House)
Cuero
59 Charles Wittmer House
Charles Wittmer House
Charles Wittmer House
October 31, 1988
(#88001977)
110 E. Newman
29°05′11″N 97°17′33″W / 29.086389°N 97.2925°W / 29.086389; -97.2925 (Charles Wittmer House)
Cuero
60 Wofford-Finney House
Wofford-Finney House
Wofford-Finney House
August 14, 1992
(#92000984)
202 E. Prairie St.
29°05′48″N 97°17′11″W / 29.096667°N 97.286389°W / 29.096667; -97.286389 (Wofford-Finney House)
Cuero


See also

References

  1. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  7. ^ Victoria Advocate

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