John Nance Garner House
The structure is a two-story, H-shaped, hip-roofed, brick house with white trim around doors and windows, and brown shingles on the roof. It was built to plans by Atlee B. Ayres, at the time the most prominent architect in San Antonio, if not the state. The building housed the community library until about 1973. It then became a museum, using the first floor for displays documenting Garner's life and career.
The main house and cottage were designated a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1976.
On November 20, 1999, the City of Uvalde transferred ownership of the Garner Home and Museum to the University of Texas at Austin, whereupon it became a division of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. In 2011, the University closed the house to the public for renovations. The displays were moved to the First State Bank of Uvalde main branch lobby. When the renovations are complete, the first floor will still be devoted to Garner, and the second floor will have new exhibits dedicated to Dolph Briscoe, the 41st Governor of Texas and also a Uvalde native.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Uvalde County, Texas
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Uvalde County
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "John Nance Garner House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2008.
- ^ "John Nance Garner House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior (April 1976). Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "Ayres and Ayres, Architects records".
- ^ George R. Adams and Ralph Christian (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John Nance Garner House / Ettie R. Garner Memorial Building" (pdf). National Park Service.
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(help) and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1976 (32 KB) - ^ "Briscoe-Garner Museum - Introduction". The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2012.