{"nrhp_refnum":"71000951","name":"Magnolias, The","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"209 E. Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jefferson","county":"Marion County","state":"TX","lat":32.76167165700008,"lon":-94.35289174999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-03-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A white frame, one-and-a-half story Greek Revival residence at 209 East Broadway in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, built by Dan Alley after the Civil War, with alterations in 1873.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the outstanding homes in Jefferson. It argues the house is a strongly Greek Revival example of the style's late appeal in Texas, long after its abandonment in the East. It was also home to prominent Jefferson businessmen and served as a civic and social center, where the \"1881 Club\" was organized.","narrative":"Built by early Jefferson settler Dan Alley, The Magnolias is a white frame, one-and-a-half story house at 209 East Broadway in Jefferson, Texas. Though constructed after the Civil War, it is strongly Greek Revival in character. Its five-bay front gallery has slender fluted Doric columns, and the main entrance has an unusual segmental-arched transom and deeply recessed, paneled framing. Inside, a central hall is divided by a wooden elliptical arch, and double drawing rooms can be separated by sliding doors with etched glass. Alley, who donated half the land for the city, lived here until 1873, when the property passed to his daughter Victoria Alley Crawford. Col. W. B. Ward, a leading businessman and bank president, bought it in 1876. The house, named for the large trees around it, also served as a civic and social center, and the 1881 Club, the oldest chartered club in Texas, was organized here in 1881.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific dates 1868, 1873)","architect_builder":"Dan Alley","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition and unaltered, on its original site; occupied as a private residence, with second-floor rooms converted to apartments.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.723756-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/9729/40972926/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/71000951.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000951/244d55e925-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000951/244d55e925-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Magnolias_(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:The_Magnolias_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972926","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002266"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/marion-county/magnolias-the-71000951/"}