{"nrhp_refnum":"06000513","name":"Lemmon, Mark and Maybelle, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3211 Mockingbird Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Highland Park","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.838288473000034,"lon":-96.78470132899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-06-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story Norman cottage-style house at 3211 Mockingbird Lane in Highland Park, Dallas County, Texas, built in 1924 and designed by architect Mark Lemmon for his own family. A garage with servant's/guest quarters is also on the property.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be significant under Criterion C at the local level as an early residential example of Mark Lemmon's historicist architecture and an uncommon Norman cottage interpretation in Dallas. It is also significant under Criterion B at the state level for its association with Lemmon, described as Dallas' preeminent historicist architect. It retains a high degree of integrity, with few alterations made mostly by the Lemmons themselves.","narrative":"Across Mockingbird Lane from the Southern Methodist University campus, this one-and-a-half-story stucco house in Highland Park was designed in 1924 by architect Mark Lemmon as a home for his family. Its half-timbering, gabled roofs and wood-shingle roof laid to suggest thatch draw on the Norman cottages Lemmon saw while serving in northern France during World War I. A matching garage with guest or servant quarters sits behind the house. Interior details include beamed ceilings, brick and flagstone floors and thick wood doors. The attic was converted to bedrooms in 1930, and a porch was enclosed in 1952, both changes made by the Lemmons. The house is considered significant as an early residential work by one of Dallas's leading historicist architects, known for campus buildings, schools and churches, and as a rare Dallas example of the Norman cottage style. It has changed very little and remains in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":"1924-1956","architect_builder":"Mark Lemmon (architect); A.J. Rife (contractor); Tom Grant (lead carpenter); Zumwalt & Vincer (engineers). The form's header field lists architect/builder as \"unknown\".","architectural_style":"Other: Norman Cottage","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Described as being in excellent condition, retaining a high degree of architectural integrity; the house and a garage with guest/servant quarters remain in single-family domestic use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.899522-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/9716/40971645/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/06000513.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000513/f1833fe5e3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000513/f1833fe5e3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jeffrey Beall","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_and_Maybelle_Lemmon_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Beall</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:Mark_and_Maybelle_Lemmon_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971645","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002636"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/lemmon-mark-and-maybelle-house-06000513/"}