{"nrhp_refnum":"86002461","name":"Oldham Avenue Historic District","other_names":["See Also:Strickland--Sawyer House"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Oldham Ave. between N. Jackson and Bethel Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waxahachie","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.38784795950005,"lon":-96.84257258293863,"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 residential historic district covering the 200 to 500 blocks of Oldham Avenue in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, about five blocks northeast of the courthouse square. It covers about 14 acres and holds 20 frame houses built mostly between about 1890 and 1925.","why_significant":"The district is a good cross-section of the houses built during Waxahachie's most prosperous period. It drew prominent citizens such as developer E. H. Griffin, attorney W. H. Fears, and businessman J. F. Strickland. It has notable Queen Anne, bungalow and other domestic styles, and most buildings remain largely unaltered.","narrative":"Oldham Avenue in Waxahachie, about five blocks northeast of the courthouse square, forms a district of 20 frame houses on large, irregular lots. Built mostly between about 1890 and 1925, they show popular late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century styles. Ornate Queen Anne homes dominate, among them the 1897 Strickland-Sawyer House, built by C. W. Thrash, with its corner turret and wrap-around porch. The 1894 Jack Beall House combines a two-story porch with subdued Neoclassical detailing, and a notable bungalow stands at 305 Oldham. The street was part of the city's East End, which competed with the West End during a period of heavy speculation and development around 1900. Its residents included developer E. H. Griffin, attorney W. H. Fears, merchant and banker T. J. McDade, and businessman J. F. Strickland. Development ended by the late 1920s, few changes followed, and all but two properties contribute to the district's historic character.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899; 1900-1935","architect_builder":"C. W. Thrash (builder of the Strickland-Sawyer House, 1897); other builders not named","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, bungalow, Neoclassical detailing and vernacular house types","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; most houses are occupied, with one vacant property and one work in progress noted. Restoration efforts in recent years have revitalized the neighborhood.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.649894-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/9690/40969066/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002461.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969066","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999690"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/oldham-avenue-historic-district-86002461/"}