{"nrhp_refnum":"84002005","name":"Street, Spencer Boyd, Houses","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"800 and 804 3rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Graham","county":"Young County","state":"TX","lat":33.10554541500005,"lon":-98.58568229499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A pair of adjacent frame residences at 800 and 804 Third Street in Graham, Young County, Texas. The smaller cottage at 804 dates from 1878 (with later enlargements), and the larger two-and-a-half-story house at 800 was built in 1904, both by Spencer Boyd Street.","why_significant":"The houses illustrate Graham's early settlement and its growth as the county seat around the turn of the century. The first house is one of few structures remaining from the initial settlement period and documents how homes were enlarged to meet family needs. The second house is described as perhaps the least altered and most substantial turn-of-the-century house in the community, and it was built by a leading local businessman.","narrative":"Two frame houses side by side on Third Street in Graham, Texas, record the life of merchant Spencer Boyd Street and the growth of the town. The smaller house at 804 Third began as a cottage in 1878 and was enlarged in 1889, in the 1890s, and again in the late 1940s. Its additions show a common pattern of expanding a home as a family grew. The larger house at 800 Third was completed by 1905 after Street bought the corner lot. It has two-and-a-half stories, two-story porches, Ionic columns, and a living hall with pocket doors. Its design blends Colonial Revival forms with Queen Anne features such as a shingled dormer. The house has seen almost no alteration, and its original furniture and kitchen fittings remain with Street's descendants. Street ran a successful dry-goods business and was among Graham's leading businessmen from 1880 until his death in 1910. The houses are valued for illustrating the town's early development and for their integrity.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Unknown (built for Spencer Boyd Street; carpenter J.C. Casburn executed additions to the first house)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival (800 Third Street, with Queen Anne influences); modest frame cottage with Doric porch columns (804 Third Street)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Both houses are occupied private residences in excellent condition; the 800 Third Street house is largely unaltered and retains original furniture.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.925676-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/9740/40974045/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84002005.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40974045","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107319803"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/young-county/street-spencer-boyd-houses-84002005/"}