{"nrhp_refnum":"86002339","name":"Paillet House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"800 S. College","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waxahachie","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.37805005900003,"lon":-96.85501961099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, L-plan frame dwelling at 800 S. College in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, dated to about 1895. It has been moved and now sits in a residential area south of the central business district.","why_significant":"The inventory form describes it as one of the most representative and intact examples of the L-plan house, a type built in great numbers and variety. The L-plan first appeared in the Victorian period, when asymmetrical forms were favored. The house was probably built for A. H. Paillet, a blacksmith, who owned it until 1920.","narrative":"Built around 1895, this one-story frame house at 800 S. College in Waxahachie follows an L-plan, a form that became popular during the Victorian period when asymmetrical designs were in favor. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables, and wood double-hung windows with two-over-two lights. A four-bay porch under a shed roof sits within the front-projecting wing, with turned wood posts, jig-sawn brackets and spindle work in the frieze. Classical detailing surrounds the doors and windows, and the gable ends show imbricated shingles and simple bargeboards. The house has been moved and now stands in a residential area south of the central business district. It was listed because it is considered one of the most representative and intact examples of a plan type built in great numbers and variety. City directories indicate it was probably built for A. H. Paillet, a blacksmith, who owned it until 1920. The house remains in residential use and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"L-plan (Victorian-era plan type with Eastlake-influenced porch detailing)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition and in residential use; the house has been moved from its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.41193-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/9689/40968972/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002339.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968972","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001997"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/paillet-house-86002339/"}