{"nrhp_refnum":"86002428","name":"Raphael House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"500 W. Ennis","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.32606752400005,"lon":-96.63128677299994,"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 Neoclassical Revival dwelling at 500 W. Ennis in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built about 1915 for Edmond Raphael, with an inventory date of 1905 also appearing on the form.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a well-executed Neoclassical Revival dwelling that best represents the regional interpretation of the style in Ellis County, with clear, balanced design. It is also tied to Edmond Raphael (1865-1927), a Jewish community leader who served as president of the First National Bank in the 1910s and 1920s.","narrative":"Located at 500 W. Ennis in a mostly commercial area west of the central business district, this two-story frame house sits along the city's primary transportation route. Built about 1915 for banker and Jewish community leader Edmond Raphael, it is clad in weatherboard and imbricated shingles under a hip roof. A three-bay porch across the south elevation has fluted Ionic columns, and the central columns rise the full two stories on brick pedestals. The front block follows an essentially four-square plan, with a large hipped dormer breaking through the roofline, multiple roof planes and a corbeled interior brick chimney. Reviewers judged it Ellis County's best representation of the regional interpretation of the Neoclassical Revival style, noting its clarity and balanced design. Raphael served as president of the First National Bank in the 1910s and 1920s. The form lists the house as vacant, in good condition, and still part of the family estate.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Neoclassical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant in present use, with condition described as good; the house is described as remaining in the family estate.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.864392-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/46/9690/40969046/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002428.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002428/caad7bbe59-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002428/caad7bbe59-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Barera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ennis_September_2017_21_(Raphael_House).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Barera</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:Ennis_September_2017_21_(Raphael_House).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969046","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107321252"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/raphael-house-86002428/"}