Diedrich Anton Wilhelm Rulfs (March 6, 1848 – February 14, 1926)''Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964'' was a German-American architect in

Nacogdoches, Texas Nacogdoches ( ) is a small city in East Texas and the county seat of Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States. The 2020 U.S. census recorded the city's population at 32,147. Nacogdoches is a sister city of the smaller, similarly named Natchito ...

. Rulfs "is aptly called Nacogdoches' master architect for his work in the city between 1879 and 1926."Nacogdoches Historic Neighborhoods Tour
, Stephen F. Austin State University, Faculty Survival Guide, 2008 Rulfs was born in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. A number of his works are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places 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 or "great artistic ...

. Works include (with attribution): * Eugene H. Blount House, built 1923, at 1801 North St.

(Rulfs, Dietrich A.W.), NRHP-listed * Stephen William and Mary Price Blount House, built 1897, at 310 N. Mound St.

(Rulfs, Dietrich), NRHP-listed * Old Cotton Exchange Building, 305 E. Commerce St.

(Rulfs, Dietrich A.W.), NRHP-listed * Maria A. Davidson Apartments, 214 S. Fredonia St.

(Rulfs, Dietrich A.W.), NRHP-listed * Roland Jones House, 141 N. Church St.

(Rulfs, Dietrich A.W.), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Nacogdoches Downtown Historic District, roughly bounded by Southern Pacific RR tracks, Banita Cr., Pilar, Mound, Arnold, North & Hospital Sts.

(Rulfs, Dietrich), NRHP-listed * James I. and Myrta Blake Perkins House, 303 E. 5th St.

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(Rulfs, Dietrich A.W.), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Sterne-Hoya Historic District, 100—200 blocks of S. Lanana St., 500 block of E. Main St. (S side), 500 block of E. Pilar St.

(Rulfs, Dietrich A.W.), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Virginia Avenue Historic District, 500 block of Bremond (W side), 500—1800 blocks of Virginia Ave., 521 Weaver

(Rulfs, Dietrich A.W.), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Washington Square Historic District, roughly bounded by Houston, Logansport, N. Lanana, E. Hospital and N. Fredonia Sts.

(Rulfs, Dietrich A.W.), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Zion Hill Historic District, roughly bounded by Park St., Lanana Cr., Oak Grove Cemetery and N. Lanana St.

(Rulfs, Dietrich A.W.), NRHP-listed

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* German emigrants to the United States 1848 births 1926 deaths People from Nacogdoches, Texas Architects from Texas 19th-century German architects People from Oldenburg (city) 20th-century German architects {{US-architect-stub

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