{"nrhp_refnum":"03000278","name":"Highway Garage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"315 W. Main","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waxahachie","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.38642988500004,"lon":-96.84929461899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-04-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick commercial building at 315 W. Main in downtown Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, built in 1924 at the corner of Main and Monroe Streets to house automobile-related businesses. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"It was one of the earlier buildings in Waxahachie built specifically for an automotive business, near the intersection of two early highways, and so reflects the commercial impact of the automobile. It also shows a transitional stage in automotive buildings, where a traditional downtown commercial block was adapted with vehicle entrances and large interior storage space.","narrative":"Standing at the corner of Main and Monroe Streets in downtown Waxahachie, this two-story brick building dates to 1924 and was built to serve the growing automobile trade. It sits just west of the intersection of two early highways, including the route once marked as the King of Trails. The ground floor held a garage with room for 65 cars, along with small shops, while an elevator carried vehicles to the second floor. Outwardly it looks like an ordinary commercial block, with brick pilasters, transoms, a string course, cornice and a chamfered corner. Tenants included the Highway Garage itself, then several car dealerships from 1939 onward. After decades of decline, a 1999-2000 rehabilitation restored wood storefronts and transoms and converted the upper floor into twelve apartments. It is recognized for its role in local commerce and as an example of early automotive architecture that adapted a traditional building type.","period_of_significance":"1924-1952","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated in 1999-2000 and described as in good condition; now used for offices and apartments, with commercial space and concealed parking on the ground floor.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.469496-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/34/9691/40969134/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/03000278.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000278/8fa0f9dddc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000278/8fa0f9dddc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HighwayGarage1.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:HighwayGarage1.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"75001971","name":"Ellis County Courthouse Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/ellis-county-courthouse-historic-district-75001971/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969134","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001956"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/highway-garage-03000278/"}