{"nrhp_refnum":"86002436","name":"Boren, E. T., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"616 W. Denton","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.329039529000056,"lon":-96.63588272599998,"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 I-house at 616 W. Denton in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built about 1887 as a farmhouse. It was later moved to a residential area northwest of the central business district.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a rare surviving local example of an I-house, a form once common for rural homesteads in the region. Early twentieth century changes to the center bay and porch are considered harmonious with the original form. It is also tied to E. T. Boren, a prominent landowner, farmer and cattle raiser.","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 616 W. Denton in Ennis was built around 1887 as a farmhouse for E. T. Boren and his wife Sallie. Boren was a prominent landowner, farmer and cattle raiser. The house follows the I-house form: a center hall plan one room deep, with weatherboard siding, a gable roof, double-hung wood windows, brick chimneys and a five-bay front typical of its construction date. A three-bay hip-roofed porch with square wood supports runs across the south side, and the entrance has a transom and sidelights. The rear was rebuilt around 1935, and early twentieth century changes to the center bay and porch blend with the original design. The house has been moved to a residential area northwest of the central business district. It was listed because it is a rare local survivor of the I-house, a type once common on rural homesteads in the region. It remains in residential use and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"I-house","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition described as good; rear of house rebuilt about 1935. 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 02:54:21.84422-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/9689/40968966/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002436.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002436/78d04a116e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002436/78d04a116e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E.T._Boren_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E.T._Boren_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968966","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000571"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/boren-e-t-house-86002436/"}