{"nrhp_refnum":"86002413","name":"Payne, M. S., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"521 N. Grand","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waxahachie","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.40426555500005,"lon":-96.85865216399998,"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-and-a-half-story frame house at 521 N. Grand Street in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, established about 1895 with a modified L-plan. The inventory form notes it has been moved to its present site.","why_significant":"The form cites architecture as its significance. It is described as a fine example of the modified L-plan house, one of the town's most common turn-of-the-century house types. An unusual gable-roofed turret projecting from the front adds to its distinction. It was also the home of the M. S. Payne family into the 1930s.","narrative":"This one-and-a-half-story frame house at 521 N. Grand Street in Waxahachie dates to about 1895 and follows a modified L-plan, a house type that was among the most common in town around the turn of the twentieth century. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables covered in wood shingles, and double-hung wood windows. A five-bay porch with a shed roof wraps around the south and east sides, supported by turned wood posts and balusters. Distinctive features include a diagonal entry bay under a projecting gable, a denticulated cornice, imbricated shingles in the gable ends, classical detailing around doors and windows, and finials on the roof crests. An unusual gable-roofed turret extends from the front. The house was listed for its architecture and as the home of the M. S. Payne family into the 1930s. It has been moved to its current site in a residential area northwest of downtown. It remains in residential use and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Modified L-plan","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 02:54:20.895281-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/9690/40969012/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002413.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969012","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001962"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/payne-m-s-house-86002413/"}