{"nrhp_refnum":"03000434","name":"Chorn, Lester H. and Mabel Bryant, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"303 E. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mansfield","county":"Tarrant County","state":"TX","lat":32.563493995000044,"lon":-97.13944679099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wood-frame house with a pyramidal roof and Classical Revival detailing at 303 East Broad Street in Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas, built in 1913 by local carpenter J. B. Wilson for Lester H. and Mabel Bryant Chorn.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare surviving example of middle-class early 20th-century housing in Mansfield and one of the few pyramidal roof dwellings in the city to retain its integrity. It reflects the town's growth after the railroad arrived in 1885. It is eligible at the local level under Criterion A in the area of community planning and development.","narrative":"Built in 1913 on East Broad Street in the original town of Mansfield, this one-story wood house has a pyramidal roof and Classical Revival porch detailing, including Tuscan columns. Local carpenter J. B. Wilson built it for Lester H. and Mabel Bryant Chorn. The Chorn family held the property until 1941, when heirs sold it to Mamie Bardin. About that year the east end of the porch was enclosed, new wood sash windows were set into the original openings, and the kitchen was enlarged. Later rear additions are small and not visible from the street. Original drop bevel siding, the front door with an oval glass pane, baseboards, a fireplace mantel and oak floors survive. The house is listed for its link to Mansfield's growth after the railroad arrived in 1885, and as a rare surviving middle-class dwelling of the early 1900s on a street that has lost many historic homes to demolition and alteration. Its period of significance runs from 1913 to 1953.","period_of_significance":"1913-1953","architect_builder":"Builder: Wilson, J.B.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Maintained in good condition, retains a high degree of exterior integrity, and is still used as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.578053-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/9699/40969997/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/03000434.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000434/d31cc22059-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000434/d31cc22059-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chorn_House.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:Chorn_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969997","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002514"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tarrant-county/chorn-lester-h-and-mabel-bryant-house-03000434/"}