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National Register of Historic Places

Ferguson House

Temple’s first place on the National RegisterListed Dec 8, 1978; only 436 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older
VernacularListed 1978Temple
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Ferguson House

Ferguson House, at 518 N. 7th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 8, 1978: the first place in Temple to be listed. Only 436 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older. The Register lists it for its politics, at the state level. It describes its style as Vernacular, as it does for 107 other Texas listings.

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

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 35 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 10 minutes

518 N. 7th St., Temple · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Ferguson HouseStart here
  2. 2Temple Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.3 mi on
Around it

3 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BMissouri, Kansas and Texas (MK&T-Katy) Railway Passenger DepotBuilding0.8 miBKyle HotelSkyscraper · Built 19281 miBBarclay-Bryan HouseColonial Revival1.1 mi

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Questions about Ferguson House

Is Ferguson House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 8, 1978 (Register number 78002888).

Is Ferguson House a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Ferguson 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 Ferguson House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 35 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 40971066 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.