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Comfort Historic District | |
Buildings in the Comfort Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by TX 27, Lindner Ave., Cypress Creek, First St., and Front St.,, Comfort, Texas |
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Coordinates | 29°58′2″N98°54′29″W / 29.96722°N 98.90806°W Coordinates: 29°58′2″N98°54′29″W / 29.96722°N 98.90806°W |
Area | 192.5 acres (77.9 ha) |
Built | 1854 |
Architect | Alfred Giles, et al. |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Queen Anne, Modern Movement |
NRHP reference # | 79002989 [1] (original) 04000911 [1] (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 29, 1979 |
Boundary increase | August 25, 2004 |
The Comfort Historic District is a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places that encompasses almost all of the original townsite of Comfort, Texas and includes over 100 buildings that represents a century of development from 1854 through 1954.
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.
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