{"nrhp_refnum":"88001915","name":"Preston, Thaddeus and Josepha, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"731 E. Austin","address_restricted":false,"city":"Paris","county":"Lamar County","state":"TX","lat":33.66010513900005,"lon":-101.49527291099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1½-story residence at 731 E. Austin in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, built about 1885. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination finds the house architecturally noteworthy because it reflects two distinct styles, Eastlake and Colonial Revival. It may have had a stronger Eastlake look when built and was updated with Colonial Revival detailing around the turn of the century. Its significance is rated local.","narrative":"Built around 1885 at 731 E. Austin in Paris, Texas, this asymmetrical 1½-story house sits in an older residential neighborhood with mature vegetation. A verandah supported by Doric columns runs along paired one-over-one windows, and a bay window projects at the east side. A prominent pyramidal roof is broken by gables at the front and sides, the largest holding an arched opening supported by paired Doric colonettes. The land was deeded by Dr. Ford to his daughter Josepha as a wedding present in 1885, and the property changed hands several times before the current owner acquired it in 1956. The house was listed for its architecture. It may have shown a stronger Eastlake appearance when new and was updated with Colonial Revival detailing at the turn of the century, so it reflects two distinct styles. Asbestos siding, apparently wider than the original, covers the walls but does not significantly harm its integrity. It remains a residence.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eastlake/Colonial Revival influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a residence; the form notes later asbestos siding, apparently wider than the original, which does not significantly affect integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.607555-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/99/9697/40969799/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001915.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001915/5f67948c5e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001915/5f67948c5e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Preston_House,_Paris,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Preston_House,_Paris,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969799","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001142"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/lamar-county/preston-thaddeus-and-josepha-house-88001915/"}