House at 610 East Oliver
610 E. Oliver, Stamford, TX<p>The residence at 610 E. Oliver, built between 1900 and 1913, is an unusual example of extensive and expensive architectural features on a small house. It is also an excellent example of the quality housing built by Stamford's middle class in the first decade of its existence.<br><br>This house is unusual in an architectural sense because it utilizes expensive Greek Revival elements, such as heavy columns and a Palladian lunette to enhance an otherwise average structure. These features are not normally found in a smaller middle-class, or perhaps even a working-class home.</p><p>Although this house is atypical in an architectural sense, it is very representative of the quality built throughout Stamford in its early decades. It is a small house, moderately expensive when built, yet it provided its owner with a bit more in the way of "image" than a small cottage or bungalow.</p><p>This property is in an older residential neighborhood.</p>
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.