{"nrhp_refnum":"86002410","name":"Matthews-Templeton House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"606 W. Denton","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.32921183900004,"lon":-96.63545339399997,"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 two-story frame bungalow at 606 West Denton in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built in 1918 and designed by local architect Hix McCanless. It sits in a residential area northwest of the central business district.","why_significant":"The form describes it as an excellent example of the two-story bungalow form that McCanless was skilled at designing. Traditional bungalow details are worked into an imposing, irregularly massed composition topped by a set-back second story, which is called a McCanless trademark.","narrative":"Built in 1918 at 606 West Denton in Ennis, this two-story frame house follows the bungalow form and was designed by local architect Hix McCanless. It has a gable roof with exposed rafter ends, wood double-hung windows, and a three-bay porch with brick piers across the south side. The entry is flanked by pilasters, and stick detail and imbricated shingles decorate the gable face. The house is regarded as an excellent example of the two-story bungalow, a type McCanless handled with skill. Its set-back second story is described as one of his trademarks, and the traditional bungalow details are combined into an imposing, irregular composition. It was built for Pearl C. Matthews, co-owner of the McKinney-based Matthews Brothers Department Store. E.K. Atwood bought it in 1921 and sold it in 1924 to W.R. and Metca Templeton, he being a banker and cotton buyer. Garner Dunkerly, Jr., of the Ennis Tag & Printing Co., purchased it in 1948. The house remains residential and is in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Hix McCanless","architectural_style":"Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent; 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 02:54:20.862931-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/32/9689/40968932/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002410.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002410/b8dc15c9a3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002410/b8dc15c9a3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JeanTaylor","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matthews-Templeton_House_606_W_Denton_St_Ennis_TX_-_Front_view_April_2017.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JeanTaylor</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:Matthews-Templeton_House_606_W_Denton_St_Ennis_TX_-_Front_view_April_2017.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968932","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000585"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/matthews-templeton-house-86002410/"}