National Register of Historic Places listings in Brazoria County, Texas

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Brazoria County, Texas.

This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Brazoria County, Texas. There are two districts and 10 individual properties listed on the National Register in the county. An additional property has been removed from the register. Among the individually listed properties are one State Historic Site, two State Antiquities Landmarks, and four Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks while one district contains additional Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.^[1]

Current listings

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^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Alvin Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Passenger Depot	Alvin Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Passenger Depot	March 6, 2019 (#100003467)	200 Depot Centre Blvd. 29°25′29″N 95°14′35″W / 29.424584°N 95.243150°W / 29.424584; -95.243150	Alvin
2	Brazoria Bridge	Brazoria Bridge More images	June 14, 1991 (#91000783)	0.9 mi. E of TX 36 on TX 332 29°03′15″N 95°33′25″W / 29.054167°N 95.556944°W / 29.054167; -95.556944 (Brazoria Bridge)	Brazoria	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
3	Alden B. Dow Office and Lake Jackson City Hall	Alden B. Dow Office and Lake Jackson City Hall	March 1, 2010 (#10000050)	101 S. Parking Place 29°02′26″N 95°26′55″W / 29.04069°N 95.44856°W / 29.04069; -95.44856	Lake Jackson
4	Durazno Plantation	Durazno Plantation	September 2, 1980 (#80004081)	S of Jones Creek off TX 36 28°57′22″N 95°26′57″W / 28.956111°N 95.449167°W / 28.956111; -95.449167 (Durazno Plantation)	Jones Creek
5	East Columbia Historic District	East Columbia Historic District More images	October 28, 1991 (#91001602)	S. Main St. 29°08′31″N 95°36′54″W / 29.141944°N 95.615°W / 29.141944; -95.615 (East Columbia Historic District)	East Columbia	Includes Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
6	Gazebo for James Richard Marmion	Gazebo for James Richard Marmion	October 22, 2004 (#04001173)	1214 County Rd. 29°02′34″N 95°38′40″W / 29.042778°N 95.644444°W / 29.042778; -95.644444 (Gazebo for James Richard Marmion)	Sweeny	Sculpture by Dionicio Rodriguez
7	GEN. C. B. COMSTOCK (dredge) Shipwreck Site	GEN. C. B. COMSTOCK (dredge) Shipwreck Site	July 6, 1995 (#94001119)	Address restricted^[6]	Surfside Beach
8	John McCroskey Log House	John McCroskey Log House	August 28, 1975 (#75001958)	2 mi. NE of Cedar Lake on Stringfellow Ranch 28°56′22″N 95°36′54″W / 28.939444°N 95.615°W / 28.939444; -95.615 (John McCroskey Log House)	Cedar Lake
9	Old Brazoria County Courthouse	Old Brazoria County Courthouse	March 12, 1979 (#79002922)	Public Sq. 29°10′08″N 95°25′52″W / 29.168889°N 95.431111°W / 29.168889; -95.431111 (Old Brazoria County Courthouse)	Angleton	State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
10	Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion	Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion More images	October 22, 2004 (#04001172)	1214 County Rd. 29°02′38″N 95°38′51″W / 29.043889°N 95.6475°W / 29.043889; -95.6475	Sweeny	Sculpture by Dionicio Rodriguez
11	Henry Smith Statue	Henry Smith Statue	October 19, 2018 (#100003040)	Intersection of N Brooks & W Smith Sts. 29°02′49″N 95°34′14″W / 29.047071°N 95.570426°W / 29.047071; -95.570426 (Henry Smith Statue)	Brazoria	In honor of Henry Smith (Texas governor) who lived in Brazoria for a while. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
12	Ammon Underwood House	Ammon Underwood House More images	June 24, 1976 (#76002011)	505 Main St. 29°08′25″N 95°37′02″W / 29.140278°N 95.617222°W / 29.140278; -95.617222 (Ammon Underwood House)	East Columbia	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; relocated in 2005 due to river encroachment
13	Varner-Hogg Plantation	Varner-Hogg Plantation More images	April 9, 1980 (#80004082)	2 mi. NE of West Columbia off FM 2852 29°09′47″N 95°38′25″W / 29.163056°N 95.640278°W / 29.163056; -95.640278 (Varner-Hogg Plantation)	West Columbia	State Historic Site, State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Former listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Ellerslie Plantation	Upload image	December 21, 1978 (#78002898)	August 22, 1979	SE of Brazoria off TX 36	Brazoria	Delisted due to procedural error during nomination.

References

^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.

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[1] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.

[2] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[ARCombinedNote-6] Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Brazoria County, Texas, United States
County seat: Angleton
Cities	Alvin Angleton Brazoria Brookside Village Clute Danbury Freeport Iowa Colony Lake Jackson Liverpool Manvel Oyster Creek Pearland‡ Richwood Sandy Point Surfside Beach Sweeny West Columbia	Brazoria County map
Towns	Holiday Lakes Quintana
Villages	Bailey's Prairie Bonney Hillcrest Jones Creek
CDPs	Damon East Columbia Rosharon Wild Peach Village
Other communities	Amsterdam Anchor Brazosport Bryan Beach Chenango China Grove Chocolate Bayou Danciger English Four Corners Hinkle's Ferry Lochridge Oakland Old Ocean Otey Silverlake Snipe Turtle Cove
Ghost towns	Hasima Hastings Lake Barbara Mims Perry Landing Velasco
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