Texas - McLennan County
McLennan County Texas has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District, Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company Building, Earle-Napier-Kinnard House, Mann, John Wesley, House and McClennan County Courthouse.

Several famous people are associated with these McLennan County historic places including Karl Hoblitzelle and Madison Alexander Cooper.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the McLennan County places including US Department of Veteran's Affairs, Glenn Allen, John A. Roebling Co., J. Riely Gordon, John Baylis Earle, Milton W. Scott, Thomas M. Griffith, W.C. Dodson, Milton Scott and Edward F. Forsgard. Prominent architectural styles found in McLennan Country are Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company Building (added 1983 - - #83003152)
Also known as Home of Dr. Pepper
300 S. 5th St. , Waco
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scott,Milton W., Allen,Glenn
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Brown--Mann House (added 1987 - - #87001887)
725 W. Sixth St. , McGregor
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Walsh,Charles
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Castle Heights Historic District (added 2009 - - #07000495)
Roughly bounded by Waco Dr., Oriental Rd., Franklin Ave. and 39th St. , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Cooper, Madison, House (added 1982 - - #82004514)
Also known as (Madison Alexander and Martha Roane) Cooper Foundation
1801 Austin Ave. , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Allen,Glenn
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Beaux Arts, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Cooper,Madison Alexander,et al.
Significant Year:
1905, 1907
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Literature, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Organizational
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Earle-Napier-Kinnard House (added 1971 - - #71001017)
814 S. 4th St. , Waco
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Earle,John Baylis
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:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Forsgard Homestead (added 2003 - - #03001161)
1116-1122 N. 4th St. , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Forsgard, Edward F., Forsgard, Samuel J.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Fort House (added 1970 - - #70000849)
503 E. 4th St. , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
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:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Hippodrome (added 1983 - - #83003153)
Also known as Waco Theatre
724 Austin Ave. , Waco
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Hoblitzelle,Karl
Significant Year:
1913, 1929
Area of Significance:
Performing Arts, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
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Mann, John Wesley, House (added 1972 - - #72001466)
Also known as East Terrace
100 Mill St. , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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McClennan County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78003095)
Public Sq. , Waco
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dodson,W.C., Gordon,J. Riely
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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McCulloch House (added 1972 - - #72001467)
Also known as The Champe C. McCulloch House
406 Columbus Ave. , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Caldwell,Josiah H.
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:
Vacant/Not In Use
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McDermott Motors Building (added 2004 - - #03001415)
Also known as Fort Fiske Wright
1125 Washington Ave. , Waco
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scott, Milton W.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
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Praetorian Building (added 1984 - - #84001911)
Also known as Service Mutual Building;Southwestern Building;Franklin Tower
601 Franklin Ave. , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hughes O'Rourke Const., Bulger,C. W.,& Co.
Architectural Style:
Chicago
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
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Rotan-Dossett House (added 1979 - - #79003151)
1503 Columbus Ave. , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Texas Textile Mills--L.L. Sams Company Historic District (added 2004 - - #03000807)
2100 River St. , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
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Torrey's Trading House No. 2 Site (added 1975 - - #75002074)
Also known as 41ML45
Address Restricted , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Economics, Commerce, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
American Indian
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000672)
Also known as Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)--Waco
4800 Memorial Dr. , Waco
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Department of Veteran's Affairs
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Hospital
More Information:
Waco Downtown Historic District (added 2012 - - #11001094)
Roughly bounded by Mary Ave., S. 14th St., Columbus Ave., & S. University Park Dr., Waco
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
More Information:
Waco Drug Company (added 2008 - - #08000241)
225 S. 5th St. , Waco
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pearson, T. Brooks, et al., Scott, Milton
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Waco High School (added 2009 - - #09000140)
Also known as Metropolitan Learning Center, Old Waco High School; Alternative High School
815 Columbus , Waco
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scott, Milton W.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Waco Suspension Bridge (added 1970 - - #70000850)
At Bridge St., over the Brazos River , Waco
Gpetrov, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Griffith,Thomas M., John A. Roebling Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Washington Avenue Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000143)
Washington and wlm Aves. across Brazos River , Waxo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sparks, J.H.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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