Barton House (Salado, Texas)

Barton House
Barton House in 2008
Barton House
Barton House
LocationMain St., Salado, Texas
Coordinates30°56′51″N 97°32′7″W / 30.94750°N 97.53528°W / 30.94750; -97.53528
Arealess than one acre
Built1866 (1866)
Built byJohn Hendrickson
MPSSalado MRA
NRHP reference No.83003079[1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 1983

The Barton House in Salado, Texas was built in 1866. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

It is a stone house made of quarry-faced limestone ashlar, built into a hillside.[2] It was built as a home for an early doctor in early Salado. It shows skill in stonemasonry and is unusual for its period in its asymmetrical placement of door and its having a wing.[3]

It was listed as part of a group nomination of Salado-area historic resources.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salado Multiple Resources Area". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  3. ^ D. Hardy. M. Heck, and L. Flory (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Barton House". National Archives Catalog. National Park Service.