Allen-Fowler House - Bastrop, TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Historical Marker: The Bastrop Academy opened in 1851 with Prof. William J. Hancock of Aberdeen, Mississippi as headmaster. He arrived in early 1852 and built this house for his family and student boarders. The Academy became the Bastrop Military Institute in 1857, with Colonel R.T.P. Allen replacing Hancock. Col. Allen and his wife Julia moved into this home and continued to rent out the back wing for boarding cadets. Sam Houston, whose sons were cadets at the Institute, was a guest of the Allens. County attorney and later state senator John Preston Fowler bought the property in 1876. Fowler added elaborate jigsawn detailing and a projecting bay window to this two-story modified L-plan house with first and second story galleries.

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NRHP Registration Form

"2-story frame Victorian residence w/projecting front bay & double gallery in the ell. Gabled tin roof, distinguished by it fine detail in bargeboards, fascia & porch valance. Windows frame w/paneled pilasters. An excellent example of Victorian residential architecture."

Street address: 1404 Wilson Street Bastrop, TX USA County / Borough / Parish: Bastrop County Year listed: 1978 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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