Historic Districts
Texas - Johnson County
Johnson County Texas has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ham Creek Site and Johnson County Courthouse, Cleburne Carnegie Library, Hart, Meredith, House and Joiner--Long House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Trinity Aspect, La Harpe Aspect, Edwards Plateau Aspect, Native American (Archaic) and European American dating back to 6999 BC.

The famous person Lowell Sr. Smith is associated with one of more of the Johnson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Johnson County places including Lang & Witchell, American Construction Co., John Wesley Smith, Smith & Moore, George Wilson and Zimmerman & McCoy. Prominent architectural styles found in Johnson Country are Beaux Arts, Classical Revival and Early Commercial.

Cleburne Carnegie Library (added 1976 - - #76002042)
Also known as Cleburne Public Library
201 N. Caddo St. , Cleburne
Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Zimmerman & McCoy, Smith & Moore
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Theater
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Library, Museum
More Information:
Cleburne Downtown Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002844)
Roughly bounded by Brown, Border, Harrell and Buffalo Streets, Cleburne
Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1877-1968 AD
Ham Creek Site (added 1974 - - #74002082)
Also known as X41JN1
Address Restricted , Rio Vista
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Trinity Aspect, La Harpe Aspect, Edwards Plateau Aspect
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Hart, Meredith, House (added 1977 - - #77001456)
E of Rio Vista on SR 916 , Rio Vista
Cmurbano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilson,George
Architectural Style:
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:
Johnson County Courthouse (added 1988 - - #88000439)
1 Public Sq. , Cleburne
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
American Construction Co., Lang & Witchell
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Joiner--Long House (added 2003 - - #03000558)
604 Prairie Av. , Cleburne
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Smith Ranch (added 2007 - - #07000271)
Also known as Grand Valley Lands
FM 916, 1 mi. W of TX 174 , Rio Vista
Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Information Potential
Historic Person:
Smith, Lowell Sr.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Economics, Prehistoric, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American (Archaic), European American
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Air-Related, Cemetery, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Air-Related, Single Dwelling, Storage
More Information:
Wright Building (added 2009 - - #09000139)
1 E. James St. , Cleburne
Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel
More Information:
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