Garner, John Nance, House
Historic house in Texas, United States in Uvalde, Texas. Built 1920 by Atlee Ayres. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The John Nance Garner House, located in Uvalde, Texas, United States, was the home of American Vice-President John Nance Garner and his wife Ettie from 1920 until Ettie's death in 1948. Garner, a native of Uvalde, lived there until 1952, when he moved to a small cottage on the property and donated the main house to the City of Uvalde as a memorial to Mrs. Garner. The house is now known as the Briscoe-Garner Museum, and also known as the Ettie R. Garner Memorial Building.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 333 N. Park St., Uvalde, TX |
| County | Uvalde County |
| Listed | Dec 8, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76002074 |
| Built | 1920 |
| Architect | Atlee Ayres |
| Type of place | single-family detached home |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 3 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 333 N. Park St., Uvalde, TX |
| Coordinates | 29.21254, -99.79269 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Amistad National Recreation Area · 80 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76002074. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.