{"nrhp_refnum":"02000995","name":"Williams-Anderson House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1313 W. Claude St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tyler","county":"Smith County","state":"TX","lat":32.35250512600004,"lon":-95.31529354899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wood-frame, L-plan house with Queen Anne influenced detailing at 1313 W. Claude Street in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, built about 1900 by Ezekiel (Zeke) Z. Williams for his family.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be a rare intact example of an L-plan dwelling with Queen Anne influences, and the only identified one associated with Tyler's African American community. It was larger and more finely detailed than most homes of African American residents at the time. It also reflects the growth and development of Tyler's African American community in the first half of the 20th century.","narrative":"Built about 1900 on West Claude Street in west central Tyler, this one-story wood house was constructed by Ezekiel (Zeke) Z. Williams, a lumber yard worker and probable skilled carpenter, for himself, his wife Janie and their family. Its L-plan form, asymmetrical facade, spindlework porch, decorative shingles and cutaway bay gable ends show restrained Queen Anne influence. The house is larger and better crafted than most homes built by or for African Americans in Tyler at the time, and it is described as the only identified intact Queen Anne influenced L-plan house associated with the city's African American population. It sits in a neighborhood once home to teachers, ministers and physicians, now altered by demolition and infill. The Williamses lived there until 1923, after which it passed to the Johnson and Anderson families. Only small rear additions have changed the exterior, and original windows, doors, moldings and flooring survive inside. It was listed for its architecture and its ties to Tyler's African American community.","period_of_significance":"c.1900-1952","architect_builder":"Williams, Ezekiel (Zeke) W.","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; described as in fair condition with foundation settling and a need for minor repairs, retaining a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.070432-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/79/9699/40969979/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/02000995.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000995/2c67c2b985-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000995/2c67c2b985-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Williams_Anderson_House_(1_of_1).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Williams_Anderson_House_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969979","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001314"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/smith-county/williams-anderson-house-02000995/"}