{"nrhp_refnum":"86002457","name":"Morton House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1007 N. McKinney","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.33441981500005,"lon":-96.63425576299994,"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":"Two-story frame U-plan dwelling at 1007 N. McKinney in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built around 1900 by an unknown architect or builder. It sits in a residential area north of the central business district.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant as an unusual U-plan dwelling, possibly the only local example of that plan type. It began as an L-plan and was changed to a U-plan between 1909 and 1915. It was also the home of C. S. Morton, a yard engineer for the H. & T. C. Railroad in the 1920s.","narrative":"Built around 1900 at 1007 N. McKinney in Ennis, this two-story frame house has a U-shaped plan that is unusual in the local area and may be the only example of its kind there. It began as an L-plan dwelling, and maps and records show it was reshaped into a U between 1909 and 1915. Weatherboard siding covers the walls beneath a gable roof, and the windows are wood double-hung sash. A three-bay porch with a pent roof sits between the projecting front wings. Slender Doric columns support the first-floor porch, while slimmer columns with jig-sawn brackets and a frieze mark the second story. Imbricated shingles decorate the gable. The house was the home of C. S. Morton, who worked as a yard engineer for the H. & T. C. Railroad in the 1920s. Its listing rests mainly on its architecture, particularly the rare plan type. It remains in residential use in good condition, and the architect and builder are unknown.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"U-plan","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; present use residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.891574-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/92/9690/40969092/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002457.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969092","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001910"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/morton-house-86002457/"}