{"nrhp_refnum":"06001064","name":"Nance-Jones House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"426 E. Johnston Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kingsville","county":"Kleberg County","state":"TX","lat":27.510803426000052,"lon":-97.86434075499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wood bungalow with Craftsman and Classical Revival detailing at 426 East Johnston Avenue in Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas, built about 1910 by the Kleberg Town and Improvement Company.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare, highly intact example in Kingsville of a bungalow combining Craftsman and Classical Revival elements, and the only known example of its style, massing and design in the city. It is also tied to Kingsville's early development through the town improvement company and its early owners, including railroad auditor Oran H. Nance and the Jones family.","narrative":"Built around 1910, this one-story wood bungalow at 426 East Johnston Avenue in Kingsville was constructed by the Kleberg Town and Improvement Company, the firm created to plat and develop the city. Its designer is unknown. The side-gabled house has a wraparound porch with paired square posts, decorative cutouts in the porch rail, knee braces under wide eaves and shed dormer vents, blending Classical Revival and Craftsman details. Oran H. Nance, a railroad auditor and treasurer, bought it in 1911. The Jones family later owned it from 1921 until 1977. Exterior changes are limited, mostly a compatible 1941 rear addition, and original windows, doors, flooring, plaster walls and a buff brick fireplace survive inside. The nomination describes it as the only known example of its style, massing and design in Kingsville and one of the city's most intact bungalows. It was listed for its architecture and for its link to the town's early growth.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Designer unknown; built by the Kleberg Town and Improvement Company","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as preserved in excellent condition and still used as a single-family residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.874556-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/9727/40972794/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/06001064.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06001064/03d2a91fc5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06001064/03d2a91fc5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nance-Jones_House,_Kingsville,_Texas.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</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:Nance-Jones_House,_Kingsville,_Texas.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972794","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107318800"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/kleberg-county/nance-jones-house-06001064/"}