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Barton House (Salado, Texas)

Coordinates: 30°56′51″N 97°32′7″W / 30.94750°N 97.53528°W / 30.94750; -97.53528
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Barton House
Barton House in 2008
Barton House is located in Texas
Barton House
Barton House
Barton House is located in the United States
Barton House
Barton House
LocationMain St., Salado, Texas
Coordinates30°56′51″N 97°32′7″W / 30.94750°N 97.53528°W / 30.94750; -97.53528
Arealess than one acre
Built1866 (1866)
Built byJohn Hendrickson
MPSSalado MRA
NRHP reference No.83003079[1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 1983

The Barton House in Salado, Texas was built in 1866. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

It is a stone house made of quarry-faced limestone ashlar, built into a hillside.[2] It was built as a home for an early doctor in early Salado. It shows skill in stonemasonry and is unusual for its period in its asymmetrical placement of door and its having a wing.[3]

It was listed as part of a group nomination of Salado-area historic resources.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salado Multiple Resources Area". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  3. ^ D. Hardy. M. Heck, and L. Flory (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Barton House". National Archives Catalog. National Park Service.