{"nrhp_refnum":"86002365","name":"Barrington House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"206 W. Belknap","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.329657000000054,"lon":-96.63034356699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story frame bungalow at 206 W. Belknap in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, dated to about 1915. It was built for Thad and Kate Barrington and sits in a residential area west of the central business district.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a successful example of the large two-story bungalow form, the most notable early twentieth-century house type in Ennis. It combines typical bungalow features with classically detailed corner pilasters associated with local architect Hix McCanless and unusually stout Doric columns on piers.","narrative":"Built around 1915 for Thad and Kate Barrington, this bungalow at 206 W. Belknap in Ennis, Texas, is a one-and-a-half-story frame dwelling with wood siding and a gable roof covered in composition shingles. Typical bungalow features include a low-pitched, multiple-gable roof, exposed and decorated rafter ends, grouped short columns on brick pedestals, decorative gable timbering, and one-over-one double-hung wood windows. A two-bay gabled porch runs across the south elevation, and a brick chimney rises through the interior. The house was listed because it represents the large two-story bungalow, described as the most notable early twentieth-century house form in Ennis. Its exposed rafters and grouped windows contrast with the set-back two-story sleeping area. Classically detailed corner pilasters, linked with local architect Hix McCanless, and atypical stout Doric porch columns on piers add distinction. The architect or builder is unknown. The house was moved to its present residential site west of the business district and remains in excellent condition and residential use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent; present use is residential. The form indicates the house was moved to its current site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.749528-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/22/9689/40968922/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002365.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002365/fa5a948f10-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002365/fa5a948f10-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barrington_House1_(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:Barrington_House1_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968922","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000578"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/barrington-house-86002365/"}