Description: 1-1/2 story; wood frame construction with lapped siding and brick veneer at front facade; brick foundation; massed plan; intersecting gable and hip roofs with deep overhangs, bracketed extended beams, ornamental extended rafter ends; composition shingles; inset porch, partially enclosed with flattened arches, arched brick porch supports over brick piers, low brick wall with concrete cap; windows wood, originals 9/1 wood double-hung and 1/1 double-hung; second floor windows wood, multipaned, arched above porch; entry door multipaned glass and wood door with transom and treatment around door; brick chimneys on south and east; brick porte cochere on northwest corner; curved curb at entry walk.
Significance: Built in 1912 by Dietrich Rulfs, this structure was the home for Henry R. Mast, a prominent figure in Nacogdoches business and real estate. Mast engaged in the automobile dealership having pioneered the field in Nacogdoches with his brother A. T. Mast, Sr. The house served as the parsonage for the Methodist Church from 1941 to 1953.
216 N. Mound 1986 Survey Information
Address: 216 N. Mound
Block: 4
Lot: 8-A
Condition: Good; altered enclosed porch
Description: 1-1/2 story; wood frame construction with lapped siding and brick veneer at front facade; brick foundation; massed plan; intersecting gable and hip roofs with deep overhangs, bracketed extended beams, ornamental extended rafter ends; composition shingles; inset porch, partially enclosed with flattened arches, arched brick porch supports over brick piers, low brick wall with concrete cap; windows wood, originals 9/1 wood double-hung and 1/1 wood double-hung; second floor windows wood, multipaned, arched above porch; entry door multipaned glass and wood door with transom and treatment around door; brick chimneys on south and east; brick porte cochere on northwest comer; curved curb at entry walk.
Significance: Architectural; good example of an elaborate Craftsman bungalow.
