{"nrhp_refnum":"92000199","name":"Dillingham, O. D. and Ada, House","other_names":["5037"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1625 Belmont","address_restricted":false,"city":"Abilene","county":"Taylor County","state":"TX","lat":32.42914083200003,"lon":-99.73704887199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, brick-veneer Prairie School-influenced house at 1625 Belmont in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, built about 1927-1928 for O.D. and Ada Dillingham, with a contributing garage/apartment outbuilding.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding local example of Prairie School-inspired residential architecture and one of Abilene's least altered houses of that type. It is noted for its masonry work, especially the porch, and for its architectural detailing and craftsmanship compared with similar houses in the Belmont Addition.","narrative":"Built about 1927 or 1928 in Abilene's Belmont Addition, this two-story house at 1625 Belmont shows the influence of Prairie School design. It has a low-pitched hipped roof with a hipped dormer, brick-veneer walls, and a long front porch that turns along the south side to form a porte cochere. Short tapered columns rest on heavy square brick piers joined by a brick balustrade with concrete coping. A garage and apartment southeast of the house repeats the main building's detailing. The house was built for O.D. and Ada Dillingham; he owned Banner Dairy, later bought by Foremost Dairies. It was listed for its architecture. Although other houses in the neighborhood have similar details, none matches its craftsmanship, and it is considered one of the city's least altered Prairie School-influenced homes. The builder and architect are unknown, and the property remains in good condition with its original character largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1927-1928","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Prairie School","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and retaining its integrity; still used as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.725401-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/9700/40970048/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000199.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000199/d1756f5dc4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000199/d1756f5dc4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dillingham_House_Abilene_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</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:Dillingham_House_Abilene_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970048","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107320270"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/taylor-county/dillingham-o-d-and-ada-house-92000199/"}