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United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register off Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form

OMB NO. 1024-0018 Expirw 10-31-87

Continuation sheet

For HPS UM only

date entered

Item numtjer a l l Page 33

SITE NO. 36

NAME ADDRESS

Eckert House 503 Koberlin

ARCHITECT/BUILDER Unknown

OWNER CA. Fairbanks 503 Koberlin San Angelo TX 76903

COUNTY CITY UTM BLOCK/LOT

Ton Oreen San Angelo

14/363360/3482140 1 8 / L o t 1 and W45' Frary Addition

of 2

DATE: c 1910 - 1913 STYLE: Eclectic

DESCRIPTION Unusual, 1-1/2-story brick house built on an irregular floor plan

with an irregular full-width front porch. Covered with pressed metal shingles, the roof i s complex with niimerous bays topped by gable roofs and a large square corner tower with steeply pitched pyr2UBidal roof. Gable ends feature Palladian windows and gzunbrel gables at rear have multipane units. Porch has a decorated frieze and cornice supported by Tuscan columns set on square pedestals on concrete porch floor. Upper sash of Ist-floor windows feature small lights around a large central pane; tower windows are 25/1. Main entry has narrow sidelights and transom.

Physical condition good Sit e : o r i g i n a l X Alterations Ext. s t a i r at rear moved date

SIGNIFICANCE Very eclectic and unusual house for San Angelo. Largely unaltered,

i t was built between 1910 and 1913 for Oscar Eckert whose family retained the property as late as 1927-28. Distinctive styling, extensive use of pressed metal, many interesting details and early construction date mark the building as important architectural resource.

Area of Significance architecture Level of Significance local

DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS on corner lot in residential area ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Less than one acre BIBLIOGRAPHY Historic Inventory of San Angelo, Texas Tech University

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United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number Page

C»4B Aptmvtl No 1024-0014

Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group

Name San Angelo MRA State Tom Green Coyhty, TEXAS

Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET

REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION

PROPERTY Eckert House NAME:

MULTIPLE San Angelo MRA NAME:

STATE & COUNTY: TEXAS, Tom Green

DATE RECEIVED: 10/11/88 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 10/25/88 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 11/10/88 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 11/25/88 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST:

REFERENCE NUMBER: 88002578

NOMINATOR: STATE

REASONS FOR REVIEW:

APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: N OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N

COMMENT WAIVER: N , / t r M Entered I n ths

'ACCEPT RETURN REJECT / / ' / ^ J " " p^TE Ja t lona l ]

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS:

RECOM./CRITERIA_ REVIEWER " DISCIPLINE DATE

DOCUMENTATION see a t t a c h e d comments Y / N see a t t a c h e d SLR Y / N

CLASSIFICATION

count resource type

STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION

FUNCTION

h i s t o r i c current

DESCRIPTION

arc 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 descriptive t e x t

SIGNIFICANCE

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

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

summary paragraph completeness c l a r i t y applicable 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 significance t o the resource context relationship of i n t e g r i t y to significance j u s t i f i c a t i o n of exception other

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

acreage ^verbal boundary description UTMs boundary j u s t i f i c a t i o n

ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION

sketch maps USGS maps photographs presentation

OTHER COMMENTS

Questions concerning t h i s nomination may be directed t o

Phone

Signed Date

Please refer to the map in the

Multiple Property Cover Sheet

for this property

Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000852