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Allen Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Allen Block

On the National Register since 198739 years
Vernacular CommercialListed 1987Bryan
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About Allen Block

Allen Block, at 400--422 N. Main, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 25, 1987. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Vernacular Commercial, as it does for 2 other Texas listings. It was listed as part of Bryan MRA. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 9 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

400--422 N. Main, Bryan · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Allen BlockStart here
  2. 2Parker Lumber Company ComplexCommercial Vernacular · next door
  3. 3Minnie Zulch Zimmerman HouseModified L-Plan · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4First State Bank and Trust BuildingArt Deco · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Humpty Dumpty StoreVernacular Commercial · next door
Around it

31 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBryan Federal Building and Post OfficeBuilding0.2 miBFirst National Bank and Trust BuildingClassical Revival0.2 miDDowntown Bryan Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBHouse at 109 N. SterlingModified L-Plan0.2 miBHouse at 600 N. WashingtonBungalow0.2 miBLa Salle Hotel2-Part Vertical Block · Built 19280.2 miDEnglish-Dansby HouseModified L-Plan0.3 miBEnglish-Poindexter HouseModified L-Plan0.3 miBTemple FredaClassical Revival0.3 miBBryan Carnegie LibraryClassical Revival · Built 19030.3 miBSaint Andrew's Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBJames O. Chance HouseClassical Revival0.3 miBMoore HouseCenter Passage, Two Rooms Deep0.3 miBR. Q. Astin HouseBuilding0.3 miBCSPS Lodge-Griesser BakeryBuilding0.3 miBBryan Compress and WarehouseCotton Compress0.3 miBBryan Municipal BuildingModerne0.4 miBSaint Anthony's Catholic ChurchRomanesque Revival0.4 mi
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BHouse at 604 E. Twenty-seventhBuilding0.4 miBMcDougal-Jones HouseDutch Colonial Revival0.4 miBBryan Ice HouseMission Revival0.4 miBDr. William Holt Oliver HouseClassical Revival0.4 miBSausley HouseModified L-Plan0.4 miBWalter J. Higgs HouseCenter Passage0.4 miBNoto HouseBuilding0.4 miBSinclair Station, (Old)Building0.5 miBE. J. Blazek HouseBungalow0.5 miBEdward J. Jenkins HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBMilton Parker HouseVictorian0.5 miBSmith-Barron HouseNeoclassical Revival0.5 miBE. A. Kemp HouseBungalow0.5 mi

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Questions about Allen Block

Is Allen Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 25, 1987 (Register number 87001604).

Is Allen Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Allen Block?

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 Allen Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 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 40968477 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.