{"nrhp_refnum":"92000007","name":"Jones, Roland, House","other_names":["Site No. 108"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"141 N. Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nacogdoches","county":"Nacogdoches County","state":"TX","lat":31.603794692000065,"lon":-94.65304254799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-02-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story Queen Anne-style frame house at 141 N. Church Street in Nacogdoches, Texas, completed in 1897 and designed by architect Dietrich A. W. Rulfs for Roland Jones.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is arguably the finest and best preserved Queen Anne-style residence in Nacogdoches, distinguished by complex massing, intricate woodwork and an unaltered condition. It also reflects the late 19th-century growth that followed the arrival of the railroad in 1883.","narrative":"Built in 1897 at 141 N. Church Street, about two blocks north of Nacogdoches' public square, this 2 1/2-story wood-frame house shows Queen Anne detailing. It has an asymmetrical plan, weatherboard and wood-shingle walls, a three-story corner tower with a conical roof, and a two-tiered porch with turned columns and spindled friezes. Roland Jones, a Shreveport native who helped establish a local cotton compress business, had it built after an earlier house on the site burned. Architect and contractor Dietrich A. W. Rulfs, a German-born designer, reportedly persuaded the owners to choose an ornate Queen Anne design over a colonial type, and planned the house from the inside out. The house reflects the prosperity that followed the arrival of rail service in 1883, when land north of downtown became the more affluent part of town. Many similar houses have been razed, and it is regarded as the city's finest and best preserved example. It now serves as an office.","period_of_significance":"1897","architect_builder":"Rulfs, Dietrich A. W.","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Formerly a private residence, now used as an office; described as in good condition with few alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.135873-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/9698/40969872/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000007.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000007/61d240baf2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000007/61d240baf2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"ExqBoredinNac","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roland_Jones_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">ExqBoredinNac</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:Roland_Jones_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"08000478","name":"Nacogdoches Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/nacogdoches-downtown-historic-district-08000478/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969872","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107321717"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/nacogdoches-county/jones-roland-house-92000007/"}