{"nrhp_refnum":"86002440","name":"Building at 500-502 East Main","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"500--502 E. Main","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waxahachie","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.38396978600008,"lon":-96.84255070099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story commercial building at 500-502 East Main Street in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, built around 1900 (estimated) by an unknown architect or builder, in a mixed residential and commercial area east of the central business district.","why_significant":"The inventory form records the building under Black History. It is one of only a handful of historic commercial buildings remaining in Waxahachie's old black commercial district. It is also the least altered of those that survive in the area.","narrative":"Built around 1900, this one-story commercial building at 500-502 East Main Street sits in a mixed residential and commercial area east of Waxahachie's central business district. It is a load-bearing masonry structure with a stucco veneer, an open plan, and a flat roof behind a parapet. A stepped cornice runs below the parapet, and piers mark a rhythm along the facade. Wood sash display windows and two single-door entrances face the street, and a three-bay porch with a shed roof extends across the north elevation. The building has been used for commercial purposes from its construction to the present and is recorded in good condition. Its importance lies in Black history: it is one of only a handful of historic commercial buildings left within Waxahachie's old black commercial district, and it is the least altered of those that remain. The architect and builder are unknown.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Present condition is listed as good, and the present use is commercial.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.65199-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/9691/40969126/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002440.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969126","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/building-at-500-502-east-main-86002440/"}