{"nrhp_refnum":"86002456","name":"Ransom House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"501 N. McKinney","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.33022174800004,"lon":-96.63160341999998,"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 dwelling at 501 N. McKinney in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built around 1900 in a modified L-plan. It has been moved and now sits in a mostly residential area northwest of the central business district.","why_significant":"The inventory form describes it as a good local example of an elaboration of simpler vernacular forms. It is a less common two-story version of numerous, mostly one-story houses of similar design, conservatively embellished with Victorian and classical details.","narrative":"Built around 1900 at 501 N. McKinney in Ennis, Texas, this two-story frame house follows a modified L-plan. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables covered in composition shingles, and double-hung wood windows with one-over-one lights. A single-door entrance with a transom opens from a five-bay porch with a hip roof that wraps around the south and east sides on Doric columns, with a sunburst motif in the porch pediment. Imbricated shingles fill the gable ends, and jig-sawn brackets decorate the corners. The house has been moved and now stands in a mostly residential area northwest of the central business district. Its architect and builder are unknown. It was recorded as a good local example of a simple vernacular form elaborated with Victorian and classical details. Most similar houses are one story, which makes this two-story version less common. Records show Mrs. Cora Ransom owned the house from the 1910s into the 1930s, and the house was in good condition when surveyed in 1985.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Modified L-plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition and used as a residence; the house has been moved from its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.606492-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/9690/40969026/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002456.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002456/7c99ad5cc4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002456/7c99ad5cc4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ransom_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:Ransom_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969026","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001915"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/ransom-house-86002456/"}