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Burcham House
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National Register of Historic Places

Burcham House

On the National Register since 198640 years
Listed 1986Georgetown
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About Burcham House

Burcham House, at 1310 College, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 29, 1986. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Georgetown MRA. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric place in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 7 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1310 College, Georgetown · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Burcham HouseStart here
  2. 2Lane-Riley HouseVernacular · next door
  3. 3Harper-Chesser HouseVernacular · next door
  4. 4Frank and Mellie Love HouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5A. W. Sillure HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

43 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BFirst Methodist ChurchGothic Revival0.1 miBGeorge Irvine HouseBuilding0.1 miDUniversity Avenue-Elm Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.2 miBD. D. Fowler HouseVernacular0.2 miBPegues HouseBuilding0.2 miBM. B. and Annie Lockett HouseVernacular0.2 miBW. C. and Kate Vaden HouseBuilding0.2 miBSaint John's Methodist ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBM. S. Hewitt HouseVernacular0.2 miBOld Georgetown High SchoolSpanish Colonial Revival0.2 miBRobert and Lula Stone HouseBuilding0.2 miBW. K. and Kate Makemson HouseQueen Anne0.2 miDBelford Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 miBMartin C. Amos HouseBuilding0.3 miBTinnen HouseItalianate0.3 miBA. W. Hawnen HouseVernacular0.3 miBWilcox-Graves HouseBuilding0.3 miBD. K. and Inez Wilcox HouseBuilding0.3 mi
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BS. A. Easley HouseBuilding0.3 miDOlive Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBJ. H. Reedy HouseVernacular0.3 miBSouthwestern University Administration Building and Mood HallRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 19000.3 miBMoses Harrell HouseVernacular0.3 miBR. H. and Martha Price HouseVernacular0.3 miBArnold-Torbet HouseVernacular0.3 miBDr. Robert Hyer HouseVernacular0.3 miBAtkinson HouseBungalow0.3 miBHouse at 907 PineVernacular0.3 miBMiller-Ellyson HouseVernacular0.3 miBCaswell HouseVernacular0.3 miBJohn Leavell HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBChesser-Morgan HouseVernacular0.4 miBBowlen HouseVernacular0.4 miBHouse at 214 W. UniversityBuilding0.4 miBSansom-Schmalenbeck HouseVernacular0.4 miDWilliamson County Courthouse Historic District (Boundary Increase)Georgian Revival0.4 miBMcMurray HouseVernacular0.4 miBE. M. Harris HouseVernacular0.4 miBWill and Mary Leake HouseBuilding0.4 miBE. M. Daughtrey HouseBuilding0.5 miDWilliamson County Courthouse Historical DistrictVictorian0.5 miBRouser HouseVernacular0.5 miBSaxon Motor Car StoreBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Burcham House

Is Burcham House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 29, 1986 (Register number 86000993).

Is Burcham House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Texas State Capitol, 25 miles away.

Can you visit Burcham 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 Burcham House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 7 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 40970797 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.