NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National RegisterSBR of Historic Places Registration Draft Form 1. Name of Property Historic Name: Main Plaza Other name/site number: NA Name of related multiple property listing: NA 2. Location Street & number: Main Plaza City or town: New Braunfels State: Texas County: Comal Not for publication: Vicinity: 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this ( nomination request for determination of eligibility) meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ( meets does not meet) the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following levels of significance: national statewide local Applicable National Register Criteria: A B C D State Historic Preservation Officer ___________________________ Signature of certifying official / Title Date Texas Historical Commission State or Federal agency / bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. _______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________ Signature of commenting or other official Date ____________________________________________________________ State or Federal agency / bureau or Tribal Government 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: ___ entered in the National Register ___ determined eligible for the National Register ___ determined not eligible for the National Register. ___ removed from the National Register ___ other, explain: _____________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Main Plaza, New Braunfels,SBR Comal County, Texas Draft 5. Classification Ownership of Property Private x Public - Local Public - State Public - Federal Category of Property building(s) x district site structure object Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing 0 0 buildings 1 0 sites 1 0 structures 3 2 objects 5 2 total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register: NA 6. Function or Use Historic Functions: LANDSCAPE/ plaza Current Functions: LANDSCAPE/ plaza 7. Description Architectural Classification: Classical Revival, Queen Anne Principal Exterior Materials: STONE/limestone; WOOD/ horizontal board; METAL/ cast iron Narrative Description (see continuation sheets 7-6 through 7-11) Page 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Main Plaza, New Braunfels,SBR Comal County, Texas Draft 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria x A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations: NA Areas of Significance: Community Planning and Development; Social History (local level) Period of Significance: 1845–1971 Significant Dates: 1845, 1896, 1905, 1926, 1935, 1937 Significant Person (only if criterion b is marked): NA Cultural Affiliation (only if criterion d is marked): NA Architect/Builder: NA Narrative Statement of Significance (see continuation sheets 8-12 through 8-23) 9. Major Bibliographic References Bibliography (see continuation sheet 9-24 through 9-25) Previous documentation on file (NPS): __ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested. Part 1 approved on (date) __ previously listed in the National Register _ previously determined eligible by the National Register __ designated a National Historic Landmark __ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # __ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Primary location of additional data: X_ State historic preservation office (Texas Historical Commission, Austin) __ Other state agency __ Federal agency __ Local government __ University __ Other -- Specify Repository: Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): NA Page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Main Plaza, New Braunfels,SBR Comal County, Texas Draft 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property: approximately 3 acres Coordinates Latitude/Longitude Coordinates Datum if other than WGS84: NA 1. Latitude: 29.703722° Longitude: -98.124520° 2. Latitude: 29.703252° Longitude: -98.123810° 3. Latitude: 29.702226° Longitude: -98.124769° 4. Latitude: 29.702700° Longitude: -98.125459° Verbal Boundary Description: Main Plaza is a rectangular site cut into New Braunfels’s urban grid at the intersection of Seguin Avenue and San Antonio Street. It is bounded on all four sides by the building edges abutting sidewalks. These sidewalks are adjacent to East San Antonio Street, South Seguin Avenue, West San Antonio Street, and North Seguin Street. Boundary Justification: The boundary includes all property historically associated with the public square. 11. Form Prepared By Name/title: Rebecca Kennedy, Architectural Historian; Erin Tyson, GIS Technician Organization: HHM & Associates, Inc. Street & number: P.O. Box 9648 City or Town: Austin State: TX Zip Code: 78766 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 512-478-8014 Date: March 4, 2021 Additional Documentation Maps (see continuation sheets MAP-26 through MAP-28) Additional items (see continuation sheets FIGURE-29 through FIGURE-50) Photographs (see continuation sheets PHOTO-51 through PHOTO-58) Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.460 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 100 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Office of Planning and Performance Management. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1849 C. Street, NW, Washington, DC. Page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Main Plaza, New Braunfels,SBR Comal County, Texas Draft Photograph Log Main Plaza New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas Number of Photographs: 13 Photographers: Katie Duffield Hill Dates photographed: June 2019 Photo 1 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0001) Photo 7 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0007) Contextual view of the central park area (Resource 1), Frontal view of Civil War memorial (Resource 4), showing the Civil War memorial (Resource 4) and camera facing southwest. World War I memorial (Resource 5) in the foreground, and the fountain (Resource 2) and bandstand (Resource Photo 8 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0008) 3) in the background. Camera facing southwest. Frontal view of World War I memorial (Resource 5), camera facing south. Photo 2 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0002) Contextual view of the central park area (Resource 1), Photo 9 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0009) showing the fountain (Resource 2) and bandstand Oblique view of 1976 Bicentennial marker with (Resource 3), camera facing southwest. fountain in the background, camera facing southwest. Photo 3 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0003) Photo 10 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0010) Contextual view of the central park area (Resource 1) Commemorative plaque at base of “Friendship Tree,” showing the bandstand (Resource 3), camera facing camera facing east. northeast. Photo 11 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0011) Photo 4 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0004) View of sponsored brick pavers at ground level, Frontal view of fountain (Resource 2), camera facing camera facing east. southwest. Photo 12 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0012) Photo 5 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0005) View of sponsored commemorative granite marker, Frontal view of bandstand (Resource 3) facing stairs camera facing northwest. going up, camera facing east. Photo 6 TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0006) Photo 13 (TX_ComalCounty_MainPlaza_0013) Oblique view of bandstand (Resource 3) showing both Frontal view of 1976 US Bicentennial marker staircases and windows at base, camera facing (Resource 6), facing southwest. northeast. Page 5 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic