{"nrhp_refnum":"86002375","name":"Ralston, Mary, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"116 E. University","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waxahachie","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.39841285000006,"lon":-96.85390044299999,"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 two-story frame bungalow at 116 East University in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, built about 1924 for Mary Ralston. It sits in a residential area northwest of the central business district and south of the old Trinity University campus.","why_significant":"The inventory describes it as one of the best local examples of bungalow architecture and one of the few two-story versions. Its multiple roof planes, porch proportions and massing exemplify the earlier, more elaborate phase of bungalow building. A reviewer called it an interesting, locally important example of a two-story bungalow residence.","narrative":"Built around 1924 for Mary Ralston, this two-story frame house at 116 East University in Waxahachie follows the bungalow plan. Ralston owned it until the 1940s. It has wood siding, a clipped gable roof with composition shingles and exposed rafter ends, wood double-hung windows, and an exterior brick chimney. A generous inset porch with brick piers and squared wood balusters sits within the west elevation. Other details include grouped windows, a variety of roof planes, a single-room second story, geometric patterning on the screen frames, and a pergola. The house is considered one of the best local examples of bungalow architecture and one of the few two-story versions in town. Its roof planes, porch proportions and massing show the earlier, more elaborate phase of bungalow building. It stands in a residential neighborhood northwest of downtown, south of the former Trinity University campus, and was listed as part of a survey of Waxahachie's historic resources.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as good, and the present use is residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.907109-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/9689/40968924/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002375.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002375/89b13f5a60-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002375/89b13f5a60-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Ralston_House_Waxahachie_Texas_2019.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Ralston_House_Waxahachie_Texas_2019.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968924","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000650"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/ralston-mary-house-86002375/"}