{"nrhp_refnum":"86002529","name":"House at 807 North Preston","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"807 N. Preston","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ennis","county":"Ellis County","state":"TX","lat":32.332817281000075,"lon":-96.63535963499999,"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 one-story frame house at 807 North Preston in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, built about 1905 as a residence. It has a modified L-plan, and the builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be significant for architecture as an unusual local variation of the modified L-plan, the most common plan type in the region. It is set at a 45-degree angle to the street, with its entry at the junction of two equally massed ells, marked by a decorative gable and a curved five-bay porch. It was also the home of Dr. W. E. Campbell, a physician and surgeon.","narrative":"Built around 1905, this one-story frame house at 807 North Preston in Ennis, Texas, is a variation on the modified L-plan, the most common house plan in the region. It sits at a 45-degree angle to the street, with the main entry placed where two equally sized ells meet. A decorative gable and a curved five-bay porch mark that entrance. The porch wraps around the south and east sides on square wood posts and has been screened. Other details include weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables, double-hung windows, a carved tympanum in the center gable, imbricated gable ends, and a sunburst motif on the east gable. A frame garage stands on the lot. The house was moved to its present site and remains in residential use in good condition. It was the home of Dr. W. E. Campbell, a physician and surgeon who kept his office in the Moore Building on North Main Street. Its unusual local take on a common plan is the basis for its listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Modified L-plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; present use is residential. The form notes the house was moved to its current site in a residential area northwest of the central business district.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.386358-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/9690/40969038/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86002529.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969038","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001928"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/ellis-county/house-at-807-north-preston-86002529/"}