{"nrhp_refnum":"86002381","name":"House at 508 North Dallas","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"508 N. Dallas","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.33109917200005,"lon":-96.63030598399996,"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-story frame house with a two-story tower at 508 North Dallas in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built around 1900-1910 in a modified L-plan. It has been moved to its present residential area north of the central business district.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the best remaining local examples of a modified L-plan dwelling, one of the most common regional plan types. Its unusually massed form recalls Victorian-era house designs, and the two-story tower is an unusual feature for this plan type. It was also the home of Dr. T. W. White in the 1920s and 1930s.","narrative":"This one-story frame house at 508 North Dallas in Ennis was built around 1900 to 1910 and later moved to its present residential area north of the central business district. It follows a modified L-plan, the most common house plan in the region, but with an unusual two-story tower. The walls are clad in weatherboard and drop siding, and the hip roof has gables with composition shingles and imbricated shingles in the gable ends. A five-bay shed-roofed porch wraps around the south and west sides, supported by square wood posts, with fluted pilasters at the corners. Windows are wood double-hung sash with one-over-one lights. The house was listed for its architecture: its massing is reminiscent of Victorian-era designs, and it is considered one of the best remaining local versions of the modified L-plan. Dr. T. W. White lived here in the 1920s and 1930s. The house remains in residential use and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Modified L-plan","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is listed as good, with residential present 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 02:54:21.429077-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/6/9690/40969006/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002381.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002381/d5cf9e735d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002381/d5cf9e735d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_508_North_Dallas.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:House_at_508_North_Dallas.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969006","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001916"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/house-at-508-north-dallas-86002381/"}