{"nrhp_refnum":"86002439","name":"House at 500 North Main, East","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"500 N. Main E","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.33178832400006,"lon":-96.62858856799994,"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, T-plan frame dwelling at 500 North Main (East) in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built circa 1905 by an unknown builder. It sits in a residential area northeast of the central business district.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is architecturally significant as the best local example of the T-plan house type. Its intact wrap-around porch, with turned posts and jig-sawn brackets, sets it apart from the few other T-plan houses in town and from the simple two-room vernacular structures from which the plan evolved.","narrative":"Built around 1905 in Ennis, Texas, this one-story frame house follows a T-plan layout, with a gable roof, weatherboard siding and double-hung wood windows. A hip-roofed porch wraps around the front-projecting wing, supported by turned wood posts and decorated with jig-sawn brackets and turned spindles. Imbricated shingles fill the gable end, and the porch visually dominates the house while following its contours. The house was listed because it is regarded as the best local example of its type. Its intact porch details distinguish it from the few other T-plan houses in the city and from the simple two-room vernacular structures from which the plan developed. Records show Mrs. Sarah A. McKay owned the property in the 1920s and 1930s. The architect or builder is unknown. When surveyed in 1985, the house was in fair condition and still used as a residence, in a neighborhood northeast of the central business district.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"T-plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Recorded in fair condition in 1985 and still used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.827287-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/9690/40969080/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002439.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969080","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000713"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/house-at-500-north-main-east-86002439/"}