{"nrhp_refnum":"86002435","name":"Koger, William, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"409 Kaufman","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waxahachie","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.38753202600003,"lon":-96.83991508899999,"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 two-story frame I-house at 409 Kaufman in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, dated to about 1885 (listed as an estimated date). The architect and builder are unknown, and the house was moved to its present site in a residential area east of the central business district.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant as one of the few local examples of the I-house plan type. The form was common across the Upland and Lowland South but was usually built as one story by the time it reached Texas. The house retains much of its original fabric and is described as a fine example of the type. A reviewer called it a locally important, intact and relatively rare example for the area.","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 409 Kaufman in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, follows the I-house plan and is dated to about 1885. Its architect and builder are not known. The house has weatherboard siding, a gable roof covered in corrugated metal with box eaves, and wood double-hung windows with two-over-two lights. The single-door entrance has sidelights, and a two-story entry portico on the north side has box columns and a pedimented gable roof. Classical detailing appears at the door and window surrounds, and the gable ends are pedimented with simple cornices. The house was moved from its original site and now stands in a residential area east of the central business district. It was recognized for its architecture. Although the I-house was built in large numbers across the Upland and Lowland South, it was usually built as a single story by the time the form reached Texas. The two-story Koger House is therefore a rare local example that keeps much of its original fabric. Its condition is fair and it remains in residential use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"I-house","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is listed as fair; 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 02:54:20.954787-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/18/9690/40969018/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002435.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969018","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000629"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/koger-william-house-86002435/"}