{"nrhp_refnum":"79002974","name":"Turner, James, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"406 W. Washington Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marshall","county":"Harrison County","state":"TX","lat":32.542085523000026,"lon":-94.36715180299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Law","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame Greek Revival house at 406 S. Washington Avenue in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, built between 1850 and 1854 by George Gammon Gregg and moved to its present lot in 1928.","why_significant":"It is one of the oldest structures standing in Marshall and shows early Greek Revival elements and the transition to Victorian style. It is also tied to two prominent local families, the Gregg and Turner families, who owned and occupied it for about 125 years. It has kept its architectural integrity despite the move.","narrative":"Built between 1850 and 1854 for merchant and financier George Gammon Gregg and his bride, this one-story frame house at 406 S. Washington Avenue in Marshall, Texas, is among the oldest structures still standing in the city. Its plan follows the Greek Revival model of a central hall flanked by two square rooms on each side, with a gable roof, two chimneys and a fireplace in every room. An 1890 porch added Victorian details such as slender turned columns. The house was moved to the neighboring lot in 1928. James Turner, a lawyer, Civil War officer, mayor of Marshall and attorney for the Texas and Pacific Railroad, acquired it in 1866 and lived there until 1913. It remained in the Turner family. Restoration starting in 1977 replaced the roof with wood shingles, removed a rear shed addition and returned the porch to its 1890 look. The original design remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1850-1854","architect_builder":"G.G. Gregg","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, with Victorian porch alterations","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored beginning in 1977 by a descendant of James Turner; the front porch was returned to its 1890 appearance and the form lists it as occupied, private residence use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.538892-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/11/9725/40972511/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/79002974.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002974/87f0479f0e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002974/87f0479f0e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JamesTurner.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:JamesTurner.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972511","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Turner_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30623222"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harrison-county/turner-james-house-79002974/"}