{"nrhp_refnum":"02000992","name":"G & J Manufacturing","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3912 Willow St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dallas","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.78564379300008,"lon":-96.77056020799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, 35,000-square-foot concrete block industrial building at 3912 Willow Street in East Dallas, Texas, built in 1937-38 and designed by Dallas architect Eugene Davis for the G & J Manufacturing Company.","why_significant":"The building is significant under Criterion A at the local level in the areas of Industry and Education. It housed a manufacturer of canning and air conditioning equipment from 1937 to about 1947, then a State of Texas vocational school for African American students from 1947 to 1952. It also retains a high degree of integrity and fits the industrial character of the area along the former Texas & Pacific Railroad.","narrative":"Located in East Dallas between Deep Ellum and the State Fair Grounds, this two-story building of painted concrete block and steel frame was built in 1937-38 for the G & J Manufacturing Company. Dallas architect Eugene Davis designed it with a flat roof, stepped parapets, raised pilasters and bands of steel casement windows in a modest Art Moderne manner. Partners Joseph Addison Gage and Benjamin H. Johnson used it to make canning equipment and air conditioning supplies until about 1947. From 1947 to 1952 it housed a State of Texas vocational school for African American students, led by James Ledbetter, using new vocational education funds. Light industrial tenants followed until the late 1990s. A rehabilitation finished in 2001 kept the open interiors, repaired the masonry and reglazed the steel windows, and the building now serves as office space. It was recognized for its role in local industry and education and for its well-preserved condition.","period_of_significance":"1937-1952","architect_builder":"Davis, Eugene","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: International Style (described as a modest Art Moderne influenced design)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated 2000-2001 using federal rehabilitation tax credits and now used as offices for high technology occupants.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.659305-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/67/9717/40971767/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/02000992.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000992/5448920bc0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000992/5448920bc0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G_%26_J_Manufacturing.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G_%26_J_Manufacturing.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971767","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001830"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/g-and-j-manufacturing-02000992/"}