{"nrhp_refnum":"83004488","name":"Weisman-Hirsch House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"313 S. Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marshall","county":"Harrison County","state":"TX","lat":32.54260383800005,"lon":-94.36759626299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story frame residence at 313 S. Washington Street in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, built 1900-1901 for Joe Weisman and designed by architect C. G. Lancaster, with a surviving servants' house on the site.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a well-preserved blend of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles, probably the most distinguished of the many houses designed by Lancaster. It is also tied to Marshall's era of Jewish prominence, through merchant Joe Weisman and his son-in-law Joe Nathan Hirsch.","narrative":"Two blocks south of the courthouse square in Marshall, Texas, this 12-room frame house was built in 1900-1901 for merchant Joe Weisman and his wife Lena after their earlier home burned in 1898. Architect C. G. Lancaster designed it, and a builder remembered as Brink constructed it. The design combines Queen Anne features, such as decorative gabled dormers and asymmetrical massing, with Colonial Revival elements, including a balanced central hall. Inside are oak wainscoting, carved mantels, art glass, and a double-landing staircase. A board-and-batten servants' house also survives. Weisman was a successful merchant and civic figure in Marshall's Jewish community, and Lena Weisman practiced homeopathy from the house. Their son-in-law, Joe Nathan Hirsch, lived there from 1910 to 1966. The house is considered Lancaster's most distinguished work and one of only three architecturally significant residences remaining from the city's period of Jewish prominence. Renovations since 1971 restored original ceiling heights.","period_of_significance":"1900-1901","architect_builder":"Architect C. G. Lancaster; builder Mr. Brink","architectural_style":"Queen Anne with Colonial Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; in excellent condition and described as unaltered, with renovations since 1971 that raised ceilings and added wallpaper.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.972741-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/9725/40972501/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004488.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004488/bae9b5dfb6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004488/bae9b5dfb6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WeismanHirschHouse_(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:WeismanHirschHouse_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972501","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weisman-Hirsch_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107321528"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harrison-county/weisman-hirsch-house-83004488/"}