{"nrhp_refnum":"85002912","name":"Spake, Jacob and Eliza, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2600 State St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dallas","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.795359251000036,"lon":-96.79978606899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story vernacular frame house at 2600 State Street in the State-Thomas District near downtown Dallas, Texas, built around 1889-1890 by builder Edward T. Overand as a wedding present for his daughter and her husband.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its varied architectural styling, which blends Colonial Revival, Queen Anne and American Foursquare influences. It is also significant for its original inhabitants, since the Overand and Spake families were important to the growth of Dallas. It was among the first houses in the neighborhood and survives in a city with little remaining Victorian-era architecture.","narrative":"Built around 1889-1890 at 2600 State Street in Dallas, this two-story frame house was a wedding present from builder and contractor Edward T. Overand to his daughter Eliza and her husband Jacob W. Spake. It stands in the State-Thomas District, one of the city's oldest residential subdivisions, and was among the first homes built there. The design mixes Colonial Revival, Queen Anne and American Foursquare influences, with a pyramidal roof, hipped dormers, bracketed eaves, bay pavilions, elaborate window moldings and diamond-pattern leaded-glass transoms. Inside, a central-hall plan keeps original pine floors, stairs, wainscotting and pocket doors. Overand helped open the neighborhood to development by selling family land to other builders and settlers. Jacob Spake worked for the G.H. Schoellkopf leather-goods company, rising to secretary-treasurer. The Spake family lived in the house until about 1920. Because little Victorian-era architecture remains in Dallas, the house has gained importance as a restored survivor amid dense commercial development.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Edward T. Overand, Builder and Contractor","architectural_style":"Vernacular, with Colonial Revival, Queen Anne and American Foursquare influences (some also cite Italianate)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in excellent condition, altered; the original cedar shingle roof has been replaced and the front porch is a replacement built to match a 1908 photograph.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.221531-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/9716/40971673/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85002912.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002912/ef3cdb48a6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002912/ef3cdb48a6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spake_House1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spake_House1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971673","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_and_Eliza_Spake_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6119498"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/spake-jacob-and-eliza-house-85002912/"}