National Register of Historic Places

Dawson House

On the National Register since 197848 years

VictorianListed 1978Bastrop

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About Dawson House

Dawson House, at 1002 Chestnut, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 22, 1978. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Victorian, as it does for 200 other Texas listings. It was listed as part of Bastrop Historic and Architectural MRA. 34 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗

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70 more Register listings within half a mile

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BHouse at 806 JeffersonVictorian0.1 mi BMrs. William R. Reding HouseGreek Revival0.1 mi BErna Griesenbeck HouseVictorian0.1 mi BHouse at 1002 PineVictorian0.1 mi BJoe Jung HouseGreek Revival0.1 mi BOliver P. Jones HouseNeo-Classical0.1 mi BCampbell and Greenlief Fisk Taylor HousePioneer Anglo0.1 mi BJ. C. Buchanan HouseNeo-Classical0.1 mi BMinnie Wilkes HouseVictorian0.1 mi BA. A. Erhard HouseGreek Revival0.1 mi BT. A. Hasler HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.1 mi BHouse at 1105 HillVictorian0.1 mi BHouse at 1108 HillGreek Revival0.1 mi BRabensburg HouseVictorian0.2 mi BJennie Brooks HouseVernacular Greek Revival0.2 mi BJenkins HouseVictorian0.2 mi BEugene Harlson HouseVictorian0.2 mi BHouse at 1002 WalnutVictorian0.2 mi

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BGriesenbeck HouseVictorian0.2 mi BWilke HouseVictorian0.2 mi BBeverly and Lula Kerr HouseVictorian0.2 mi BMKT DepotStick Style0.2 mi BDr. C. A. Grimes HouseVictorian0.2 mi BAdolph A. Erhard HouseVictorian0.2 mi BBastrop County Courthouse and Jail ComplexVictorian0.2 mi BFowler-Jenkins HouseVictorian0.2 mi BHouse at 1301 HillVictorian0.2 mi BAlf Griesenbeck HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.2 mi BW. E. Maynard HousePrairie School0.2 mi BPrince Elzner HouseVictorian0.2 mi BJung Storage BuildingStone Vernacular0.3 mi BW. F. Schaeffer HouseVictorian0.3 mi BJudge R. Batts HouseGreek Revival Vernacular0.3 mi BJohn Cornelsum HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BHouses at 703 and 704 AustinGreek Revival0.3 mi BRichard Starcke HousePrairie School0.3 mi BRichard Starcke HouseVictorian0.3 mi BElzner HouseVictorian0.3 mi BKerr Community CenterBuilding0.3 mi BPloeger-Kerr-White HouseBuilding0.3 mi BBastrop Commercial DistrictBrick Vernacular Commercial0.3 mi BH. B. Combs HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.3 mi BHouse at 1316 FarmGreek Revival Vernacular0.3 mi BCasino HallIndustrial0.3 mi BWillis Miley HouseVictorian0.3 mi BS. L. Brannon HouseVictorian0.3 mi BWhite HouseVictorian0.3 mi BHouse at 1308 FayetteVictorian0.3 mi BPowell C. Maynard HousePrairie School0.3 mi BAlf Jung HouseVictorian0.4 mi BHall-Sayers-Perkins HouseVarious0.4 mi BBrooks-Wilbarger HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi BH. P. Luckett HouseVictorian0.4 mi BL. W. Olive HouseVictorian0.4 mi BMary Duval HouseVictorian0.4 mi BR. J. Brieger HouseVictorian0.4 mi BHubbard-Trigg HouseVictorian0.4 mi BE. C. Erhard HouseLate Victorian0.4 mi BErhard HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi BJ. H. Pearcy HouseLate Victorian0.4 mi BHouse at 311 PecanVictorian0.5 mi BP. A. Fry HouseBuilding0.5 mi BFowler HouseVictorian0.5 mi BAllen-Bell HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi BRufus A. Green HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.5 mi BCrocheron-McDowall HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi BSarah Jane Orgain HouseVictorian0.5 mi BJ. T. Crysup HousePrairie School0.5 mi BAugust Elzner HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.5 mi BAugust Baron HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi

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Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian.

R. J. Griesenbeck House0 mi away

Ed Bastain-Haralson House0 mi away

George W. Davis House0 mi away

House at 806 Jefferson0.1 mi away

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Questions about Dawson House

Is Dawson House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 22, 1978 (Register number 78003351).

Is Dawson House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Bastrop State Park, 2.9 miles away.

Can you visit Dawson House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Dawson House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 40968085 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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