{"nrhp_refnum":"86002451","name":"Forrest, W. B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"500 Royal","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waxahachie","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":31.94128670500004,"lon":-96.86142278699998,"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 house at 500 Royal in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, estimated to date from 1915, with greenhouses on the rear portion of the property. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The house combines bungalow, Prairie and Neoclassical Revival features in an unusual eclectic design, and it was judged locally significant for its architecture. It was also the home of W. B. Forrest, who ran a florist and nursery business on the rear of the property. The reviewer found commerce was not justified as an area of significance as documented.","narrative":"Located at 500 Royal in a residential area northwest of downtown Waxahachie, this two-story frame house dates to about 1915 and has a hip roof with tile and a symmetrical, rectangular form. Its design draws on several styles. Deep overhanging eaves, a second-story sleeping porch, strong horizontal lines and multiple roof planes reflect bungalow and Prairie influence, while short Ionic columns on masonry block railings and decorated pediments over both entry bays recall Neoclassical Revival. A seven-bay porch wraps the south and east sides. The house was the home of W. B. Forrest, who operated a florist and nursery on the rear of the property. The Forrest Floral and Nursery, later Forrest's Greenhouses, ran into the 1950s, and the greenhouses were still standing and operating when surveyed. The property was listed for its unusual mix of architectural modes, which reviewers considered locally significant. The house is still used as a residence and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eclectic blend of bungalow, Prairie and Neoclassical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is good. The house is still residential, and the greenhouses were described as still standing and in operation at the time of the survey.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.191397-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/0/9691/40969100/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002451.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002451/93faa26976-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002451/93faa26976-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WBForrest1.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:WBForrest1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969100","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002008"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/forrest-w-b-house-86002451/"}