{"nrhp_refnum":"86002497","name":"Graham, Dr. L. H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"909 W. Marvin","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waxahachie","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.39632856700007,"lon":-96.85331195399999,"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 one-and-a-half-story frame house at 909 W. Marvin in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, built about 1910-12 for Dr. L. H. Graham. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The house is described as an unusual example of Neoclassical Revival architecture, a style locally popular in the first decade of the twentieth century. Its porch detailing and denticulation are typical of the style, but the broad, curved gable end is an unusual feature for the period.","narrative":"This one-and-a-half-story frame house at 909 W. Marvin in Waxahachie was built around 1910-12 for Dr. L. H. Graham, who lived there until the 1940s. It has wood siding, a gable roof with composition shingles, and double-hung wood windows. A three-bay porch with a shed roof and Ionic columns runs across the north elevation. The main entrance has a transom and sidelights. The gable-end facade is curved and shingled, with brackets supporting a projecting pediment that is repeated in the dormer. The porch has a decorated pediment and a wrought-iron balustrade. The house is considered an unusual example of Neoclassical Revival architecture, a style popular locally in the early twentieth century. Its porch detailing and denticulation are typical of the style, while the broad, curved gable end is unusual for the period. The architect and builder are unknown. The house was moved to its present site in a residential area northwest of the central business district. It remains in residential use and is in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Neoclassical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition and still in residential use. The inventory form notes the house was moved to its present site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.991669-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/9690/40969048/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002497.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002497/8dae93c228-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002497/8dae93c228-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graham_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:Graham_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100010757","name":"West Marvin Avenue-Patrick Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/west-marvin-avenue-patrick-street-historic-district-100010757/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969048","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000611"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/graham-dr-l-h-house-86002497/"}