{"nrhp_refnum":"86002505","name":"Neal House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"704 N. Preston","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.331170937000024,"lon":-96.63412786499998,"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 house at 704 N. Preston in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built in 1901 and later moved to a residential area northwest of the central business district. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The inventory form presents it as a well-executed and intact example of a modified L-plan dwelling, the most common regional plan type. Its austere appearance marks the near end of ornate Victorian embellishment after 1900. It was also the home of Fred W. Neal, a conductor for the H. & T. C. Railroad, and stayed in the Neal family until 1975.","narrative":"Built in 1901 and now standing at 704 N. Preston in Ennis, this two-story frame house follows a modified L-plan, the most common plan type in the region. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof with intersecting gables, and double-hung wood windows. A two-bay porch with square wood posts and squared balusters sits within the front-projecting wing, and jig-sawn corner brackets and imbricated shingles in the gable end add modest detail. Interior brick chimneys rise through the roof, and a frame garage and shed stand on the lot. The house was moved to its present residential area northwest of the central business district. It was listed because it is a well-executed, intact example of its type, and its restrained look reflects the decline of ornate Victorian decoration after 1900. It was the home of Fred W. Neal, a conductor for the H. & T. C. Railroad, and remained in his family until 1975.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Modified L-plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; present use residential; 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 02:54:21.10475-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/32/9690/40969032/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002505.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969032","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000581"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/neal-house-86002505/"}