House at 815 East Campbell
815 E. Campbell, Stamford, TX<p>The house at 815 E. Campbell is an excellent example of the high-quality, middle-class housing built in Stamford during the first decades of its existence. It is an unusual house with architectural features that set it apart from the normal middle-class or working-class house.</p><p>Probably built between 1907 and 1920, the house at 815 E. Campbell is a well-built, ornate small house typical of many Stamford residences. It is unusual, however, in that it employs some Craftsman architectural features as well as thick Ionic columns on the front porch. These extra architectural details give the house a moderately imposing appearance, setting it somewhat apart from its neighbors.</p><p>It is reminiscent architecturally of a Pyramid House, so-called because of its roofline, and is a not uncommon, one-story, Texan counterpart of the American Foursquare style. The house presents an interesting contrast with the U.P. Astin House (Property No. 17).<br>The house is located at the northeastern edge of town in an older residential area.</p>
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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