{"nrhp_refnum":"77001452","name":"Turner, Joe E., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3 mi. E of Itasca on SR 934","address_restricted":false,"city":"Itasca","county":"Hill County","state":"TX","lat":32.17288359200006,"lon":-97.09186356999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame farmhouse in the \"double house\" plan, located about three miles east of Itasca on State Road 934 in Hill County, Texas. It was built in the 1850s, probably by William L. Mitchell, and has an open central hall with a room on each side.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an excellent example of mid-nineteenth century rural Texas domestic architecture and one of the earliest surviving structures in the Hill County area. It remained relatively unchanged after 1880s modifications. It is also tied to Capt. John Stubblefield, who established the earliest ranching operation in Hill County according to the records surveyed.","narrative":"This one-story frame farmhouse east of Itasca in Hill County, Texas, follows the \"double house\" plan common in the mid-nineteenth century: two large rooms flank an open central hall, and a continuous porch runs along the south front. Its frame is hand-hewn, mortised and pegged oak set on limestone piers, with cypress weatherboarding, native limestone chimneys and a wood shingle roof. The house sits on land granted to the heirs of Orlando Wheeler, a soldier killed at Goliad. William L. Mitchell gained title in 1856 and probably built the house soon after. In 1867 Capt. John Stubblefield bought it; he ran what records suggest was the earliest ranching operation in the county. Joe E. Turner purchased the property in 1880, and his family enclosed the hall and added a kitchen, changes since removed. Turner's son Reuben lived there until 1950. Restoration to the earlier appearance began in 1976.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"William L. Mitchell (builder)","architectural_style":"Mid-nineteenth century Texas \"double house\"","criteria":[],"status_note":"Being restored to its earlier appearance in 1976; the house was abandoned for living purposes after 1950. The later 1880s additions have been removed.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.015532-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/9725/40972589/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/77001452.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001452/b4eae2a3e4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001452/b4eae2a3e4-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"W. Eugene George, Jr.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Randle_-_Turner_House,_Itasca,_Hill_County,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">W. Eugene George, Jr.</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Randle_-_Turner_House,_Itasca,_Hill_County,_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972589","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002254"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/hill-county/turner-joe-e-house-77001452/"}