NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number all iiipiiiiiiiiii» For HPS u only received dateentered OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp-10-31-84 Page 17 Site no. 10 Photo no. 10 Name: Windmill Realty Co., Address: 107 Sewth Covington Street i-^historic Name: Western Union Date: 1900-1905 Building Present Owner: Colonial Trust Co. P.O. Box 406 Hillsboro, Texas 76645 Original Use: Commercial U.S.G.S. Quadrangle: Hillsboro West Block/Lot: All of Lot 24, Block 107 Acreage: Less than one acre Current Use: Realty Company UTM Reference: 676720/3543080 Architectural Description: Physical Condition: Good Dates(s) of Alterations: early 20th century This two-story brick and cast-stone commercial building is prominently marked by a yawning Richardsonian Romanesque arch on the ground floor. Above this, three windows are set below a high triangular gable. This entire central part of the building is framed by two tall, tower-like buttresses accented with thin, round lights at the base and a castellated cornice. With the exception of the closed off transom arch and a later canopy, the building remains essentially as i t appeared in the early 20th century. Significance: Period: 1900- Areas of Significance: Architecture, Communication The Old Western Union Building is the finest surviving example of a relatively unaltered, Richardsonian Romanesque commercial building in Hillsboro. Expecially striking are its prominent arch and romantically detailed corner turrets. From 1918 until 1956, it housed the Hillsboro Western Union Office, which served as the hub for cotton-trading activity in the county.
NPS Fomi 10-900-i OMB No. 1024-0018 (M2) Exp-10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior ^^^^^^m National Park Service For HPS use only National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form dateentered Continuation sheet Item number Page ^ ^ Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Hillsboro Multiple Resource Area Hill County, TEXAS Nomination/Type of Review, Date/Signature 11. U.S. Post Office Enterea Tn VKeeper /y{j..<m--..l-^.y^^_ 1 - T rwa art* National Register 12. Western Union Building Keeper 13. Keeper 14. Keeper 15. Keeper 16. Keeper 17. Keeper 18. Keeper 19. Keeper 20. Keeper
WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Western Union BuHding (HiUsboro MRA) Hm County TEXAS CH resubmission n nomination by person or local government owner objection n appeal,1 \iu ttij^i.a^ Working No. Fed. Reg. Date: 2.y Date Due: Action: «^^CEPT ^//ov^v RETURN REJECT Federal Agency: Substantive Review: sample request appeal CZ] NR decision Reviewer's comments: ^ 'Criteria^ 'A^^Hl^ / i < ^ i^'^^^^ssfe'febhtin uation sheet _. ^, Nomination returned for:.technical corrections cited below.substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition Status Accessible Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition Check one Check one excellent EH good fair I I I I deteriorated I ruins I unexposed unaltered altered original site moved date. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph CH completeness clarity I I alterations/integrity dates I I boundary selection
8. Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph CH completeness CH clarity CH applicable criteria CH justification of areas checked CH relating significance to the resource CH context CH relationship of integrity to significance CH justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References Verbal tmundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date 13. Other CH Maps CH Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed Date Phone: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet
Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000846