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Ramey House
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National Register of Historic Places

Ramey House

Also known as Grainger and Petterson Law Offices

On the National Register since 198244 years
Colonial RevivalListed 1982Tyler
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Ramey House

Ramey House, at 605 S. Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 29, 1982. It was among the first 5 of Tyler’s 35 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 149 other Texas listings.

What it isHistoric place in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 48 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 5 minutes

605 S. Broadway, Tyler · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Ramey HouseStart here
  2. 2Charnwood Residential Historic DistrictTudor Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

23 more Register listings within a mile

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

DBrick Streets Neighborhood Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.3 miBJohn B. and Ketura (Kettie) Douglas HouseLate Victorian0.3 miBElks Club BuildingInternational Style0.5 miBWhitaker-McClendon HouseItalianate0.6 miBSt. John's AF & AM LodgeLate 19th Century and Early 20th Century Revivals0.6 miBJenkins-Harvey Super Service Station and GarageArt Deco0.6 miBCarnegie Public LibraryBuilt 19040.6 miBMarvin Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthLate Gothic Revival0.6 miDTyler Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict0.6 miBPeople's National Bank BuildingArt Deco · Built 19320.6 miDEast Ferguson Residential Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.7 miBTyler US Post Office and CourthouseClassical Revival0.7 miBCrescent LaundryMoorish Revival0.7 miBTyler City HallArt Deco0.8 miBCampbell Building-Union Bus StationBuilding0.8 miBBlackstone BuildingArt Deco · Built 19380.8 miBMoore Grocery Co. BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.8 miBTyler Grocery CompanyCommercial Style0.8 mi
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DAzalea Residential Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.9 miBSt. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt) Passenger DepotPrairie0.9 miDDonnybrook Duplex Residential Historic DistrictColonial Revival1 miDShort-Line Residential Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman1 miBGoodman-LeGrand HouseGreek Revival · Built 18591 mi

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Questions about Ramey House

Is Ramey House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 29, 1982 (Register number 82001738).

Is Ramey House a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Ramey 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 Ramey House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 48 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 40973337 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.