{"nrhp_refnum":"86002423","name":"Sharp House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"208 N. Gaines","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.326988818000075,"lon":-96.63232488099999,"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 bungalow at 208 N. Gaines in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built in 1913 by G. W. Owens for local attorney John H. Sharp.","why_significant":"The inventory form calls it a good local example of bungalow architecture, which was extremely popular in Ennis during the 1910s and 1920s. Its massing and exuberant detailing are more typical of the early phase of bungalow building. It is also tied to John H. Sharp, who had it built and lived there through the 1930s.","narrative":"Located at 208 N. Gaines in Ennis, Texas, this one-story frame bungalow was built in 1913 for John H. Sharp, a local attorney who lived there through the 1930s. G. W. Owens is listed as architect or builder. The house has a bungalow plan, horizontal wood siding, a gable roof with composition shingles, and double-hung wood windows with multiple sash over a single sash. A one-bay gabled porch on the west elevation rests on brick piers with contrasting trim and coping, and an interior brick chimney has a corbeled cap. Wide overhanging eaves, triangular braces and a separate sun porch entry are typical of the house type. A frame garage apartment stands on the lot. The property was recognized as a good local example of bungalow architecture, a style that was extremely popular in Ennis during the 1910s and 1920s. Its massing and exuberant detailing are more typical of the early phase of bungalow building. It remains in residential use and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"G. W. Owens","architectural_style":"Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; present use residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.818988-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/9689/40968936/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002423.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002423/c09037d072-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002423/c09037d072-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sharp_House_Ennis_Texas_(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:Sharp_House_Ennis_Texas_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968936","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001923"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/sharp-house-86002423/"}