{"nrhp_refnum":"86001135","name":"Franklin, Thomas H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"105 E. French Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Antonio","county":"Bexar County","state":"TX","lat":29.45084234600006,"lon":-98.49378362499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-05-22","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 105 East French Place in San Antonio, Texas, completed in 1891 and designed by architect James Riely Gordon, with a porte cochere, rear wing and carriage house added in 1894.","why_significant":"It is described as a rare example of a transitional Queen Anne-Shingle style house in San Antonio, unusual for the Monte Vista neighborhood and the city. It is also one of the relatively few residential designs by James Riely Gordon, who is better known for public buildings such as county courthouses.","narrative":"Built in 1891 for San Antonio attorney Thomas H. Franklin, this two-story wood-frame house sits atop a hill at East French Place and Main Avenue, on the campus of San Antonio Academy. James Riely Gordon designed it and Eugene Davis built it. The house combines Queen Anne features, such as an asymmetrical plan, a multigabled roof and a wrap-around double gallery, with broad shingled gables and a belt course that reflect Shingle-style influence, which is unusual in Texas. In 1894 a porte cochere with quarry-faced stone columns, a rear wing and a carriage house were added. Gordon is best known for Romanesque Revival county courthouses, so this house is a rare example of his residential work. Franklin lived there for over 40 years. Later it served as a dormitory for St. Mary's Hall, and the school acquired it in 1969. The nomination describes the interior as largely intact, including a staircase with an inglenook, and proposes adaptive reuse as offices.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"James Riely Gordon, architect; Eugene Davis, contractor","architectural_style":"Transitional Queen Anne-Shingle style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in poor or only fair condition and unoccupied (vacant) at the time of the form, with plans to rehabilitate it for school offices and faculty apartments. The interior and exterior are described as virtually unaltered.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.207059-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/39/9711/40971139/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86001135.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001135/e37eda0fdf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001135/e37eda0fdf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Julian Bravo","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomas_H_Franklin_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Julian Bravo</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:Tomas_H_Franklin_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"98001421","name":"Monte Vista Residential Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/monte-vista-residential-historic-district-98001421/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971139","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107318508"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bexar-county/franklin-thomas-h-house-86001135/"}