{"nrhp_refnum":"83003080","name":"Davis House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Salado","county":"Bell County","state":"TX","lat":30.94499228600006,"lon":-97.53673578699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-04-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A frame vernacular house on Main Street in Salado, Bell County, Texas, built around 1874 by James Madison Griffeth Davis. It began as a single-story double-pen dogrun house and was enlarged in later decades.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as the home of an early Salado resident and merchant who was active in local affairs. It is also described as a typical vernacular house form that evolved to meet the changing needs of its occupants. The area of significance is architecture, at a local level.","narrative":"Built around 1874 by James Madison Griffeth Davis, this house on Main Street in Salado began as a single-story, double-pen dogrun dwelling with a fireplace at each end. It sits on a corner lot near the creek and the center of the community. Over the years it was enlarged to suit its occupants. Around 1900 a wood frame commercial structure, moved up from the nearby creek, was added as a south wing. A north wing followed around 1920, and a sun porch was added on the southwest corner around 1970. The walls combine board-and-batten and clapboard siding, the roof is covered in wood shakes, and the windows are six-over-six double-hung sashes. Davis was an early Salado resident and merchant active in local affairs. The house was recognized for its architecture as a typical vernacular form that changed with its residents' needs. It remains in good condition and is still used as a residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"James Madison Griffeth Davis","architectural_style":"frame vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as good, and the house is still used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.345912-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/9682/40968215/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83003080.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968215","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001574"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bell-county/davis-house-83003080/"}