{"nrhp_refnum":"82004498","name":"Cloud-Stark House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"327 S. Dixon St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gainesville","county":"Cooke County","state":"TX","lat":33.621361394000076,"lon":-97.14051850499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood frame residence at 327 South Dixon Street in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, built about 1885 and renovated between 1902 and 1908. Its builder and architect are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the oldest surviving residences in Gainesville and a physical link to the city's cattle-boom prosperity in the late 1800s. It is a rare local example of Victorian Italianate architecture, with an early 20th century Colonial Revival portico. It was also the birthplace of novelist and playwright Rose Lewin Franken.","narrative":"Built about 1885 at 327 South Dixon Street in Gainesville, Texas, this two-story wood frame house reflects the wealth of the city's cattle boom. It was first owned by cattleman Isaac Cloud. Its Victorian Italianate features include a low pitched roof, an off-center cupola, broad eaves and heavy brackets. Between 1902 and 1908 a pedimented two-story portico with Ionic capitals and a columned porch added Colonial Revival character, creating a visible mix of styles. Inside, the central hall has an inlaid wood floor and a spiral staircase with carved woodwork. The house was the birthplace of Rose Lewin Franken, best known for the novel Claudia, whose family lived there from 1891 to 1900. Harlin Walter Stark, a businessman and longtime Texas Christian University trustee, bought it in 1906, and his family kept it for more than seventy-five years. It is considered one of Gainesville's oldest surviving homes and a rare local example of its style.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian Italianate with Colonial Revival additions","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as unoccupied and vacant at the time of the nomination; the owner planned to rehabilitate it for law offices. Condition is given as fair and altered.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.2603-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/77/9715/40971577/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/82004498.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004498/eb533e8578-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004498/eb533e8578-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Barera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gainesville_June_2017_27_(Cloud-Stark_House).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Barera</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:Gainesville_June_2017_27_(Cloud-Stark_House).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971577","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107319167"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/cooke-county/cloud-stark-house-82004498/"}