{"nrhp_refnum":"86002452","name":"Jolesch House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"504 W. Knox","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.32680456000003,"lon":-96.63211725799994,"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-and-a-half-story frame house at 504 W. Knox in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built around 1900 in a modified L-plan. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The form cites architectural significance: an octagonal second-story tower marks the entry and the junction of two ells in a Victorian elaboration of a traditional L-plan house. Its turned porch trim and decorative gable treatment set it apart as an outstanding example of a once-common plan type in the region. It was also the home of Ike Jolesch, a bank vice-president and dry goods merchant.","narrative":"Built around 1900 at 504 W. Knox in Ennis, Texas, this one-and-a-half-story frame house follows a modified L-plan under a gable roof. Its wood double-hung windows have one-over-one lights, and a single-door entrance with a transom is marked by a polygonal tower at the juncture of the two ells. A four-bay porch runs across the southeast elevation, with turned wood posts, jig-sawn brackets and turned spindles. The house was listed for its architecture. It is described as a Victorian elaboration of a traditional L-plan dwelling, and its porch trim and decorative gable treatment make it an outstanding local example of a plan type that was once abundant in the region. It was the home of Ike Jolesch, vice-president of the First National Bank of Ennis and proprietor of a dry goods store on South Main West known as the Big Store. The house remains residential and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Modified L-plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as good, and the present use is residential. The form notes the relationship to its site as moved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.309829-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/9690/40969024/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002452.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002452/253544c6b2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002452/253544c6b2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Barera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ennis_September_2017_20_(Jolesch_House).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Barera</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ennis_September_2017_20_(Jolesch_House).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969024","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001941"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/jolesch-house-86002452/"}