{"nrhp_refnum":"88001923","name":"Gibbons, John Chisum, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"623 6th, SE","address_restricted":false,"city":"Paris","county":"Lamar County","state":"TX","lat":33.65683509300004,"lon":-101.49647223599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-10-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A symmetrical 2½-story Second Empire residence at 623 6th S.E. in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, built in 1883 by an unknown architect or builder. It sits on a half-acre, well-landscaped lot in an older residential neighborhood.","why_significant":"It was built for John Gibbons, who was mayor of Paris in the 1890s and also served as sheriff, councilman and judge. It is described as a rare and substantially intact example of Second Empire style, a style of which few examples survive in Texas and most of which are asymmetrical. Its uniform symmetry may also show late Greek Revival influence.","narrative":"Built in 1883 at 623 6th S.E. in Paris, Texas, this symmetrical 2½-story house is an uncommon surviving example of Second Empire design. Its mansard roof, covered in slate, rests on large paired brackets. The wood-sided walls have two-over-two windows and a five-bay Italianate porch with square posts. The house was built for John Gibbons, who was mayor of Paris in the 1890s and helped shape the city's fiscal, annexation and education policies. He also served as sheriff, councilman and judge. His daughter, Katherine Gibbons Bankhead, and her descendants lived in the house until recent years. Few Second Empire buildings remain in Texas, and most of them are asymmetrical, which makes this symmetrical, largely intact example notable. It shows some stylistic similarities to the stone Edward Steves House in San Antonio and may reflect late Greek Revival influence. Interior changes were made in the 1950s, but the house remains a residence in good condition on a landscaped half-acre lot.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Physical condition is good; the house is still used as a residence, with interior alterations made in the 1950s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:20.904753-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/9698/40969831/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001923.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001923/0690aefdcb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001923/0690aefdcb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Isthird","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Chisum_Gibbons_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Isthird</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:John_Chisum_Gibbons_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969831","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107321966"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/lamar-county/gibbons-john-chisum-house-88001923/"}