{"nrhp_refnum":"88001934","name":"Means-Justiss House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"537 6th St., SE","address_restricted":false,"city":"Paris","county":"Lamar County","state":"TX","lat":33.65756031900003,"lon":-101.49627756299998,"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 large Craftsman Bungalow at 537 6th Street SE in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, built around 1923. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The house is considered a fine example of Craftsman Bungalow architecture and is significant at the local level. It was apparently built by Oscar and Mary Means and later occupied by Thomas Justiss, a longtime Superintendent of Paris schools. It replaced a two-story Victorian house shown on a 1920 Sanborn map.","narrative":"Built around 1923 at 537 6th Street SE in Paris, Texas, this large Craftsman Bungalow sits on a spacious lot in an older suburb. The first-floor walls are stone, while the gable ends and dormer are covered in shingles, and the front porch rests on stone piers. A stone retaining wall at the front complements the house. Records suggest it was built by Oscar and Mary Means. It was later occupied by Thomas Justiss, who served for many years as Superintendent of Paris schools. Insurance maps show that a two-story Victorian house stood on the site in 1920 and had been replaced by this house by 1926. The property was recorded in a survey of Paris architecture as a fine local example of the Craftsman Bungalow style. Its condition is good and it remains a residence. The only noted alteration is a front window that may have been changed with the insertion of plate glass.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow (Craftsman)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is good; still used as a residence. The front window may have been altered with plate glass.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.834826-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/77/9697/40969777/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001934.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969777","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Means%E2%80%93Justiss_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6804073"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/lamar-county/means-justiss-house-88001934/"}