{"nrhp_refnum":"92000222","name":"Dodd-Harkrider House","other_names":["680"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2026 N. Third St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Abilene","county":"Taylor County","state":"TX","lat":32.453260457000056,"lon":-99.74660796899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story frame American Four Square house at 2026 North Third Street in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, built about 1915 by Elizabeth Dodd, with a contributing garage/apartment and a shed on the lot.","why_significant":"The house is nominated under Criterion B in the area of Commerce for its association with Rupert Harkrider, a sales manager, secretary and later vice president of the James M. Radford Grocery Company, and his wife Mary. Both were dedicated to Abilene's advancement as an influential west Texas community. It relates to the context of the railroad and Abilene's growth into a wholesale and distribution center.","narrative":"This 2 1/2-story frame house at 2026 North Third Street in Abilene was built about 1915 by Elizabeth Dodd. It follows the American Four Square form, with a modified square plan, wood siding, a side gable roof with extended eaves and a slight bellcast, and a broad one-story shed-roof porch across the south front. Windows have single-light lower sashes and multiple-light upper sashes, and upper-floor windows are paired. A two-story garage/apartment and a small board-and-batten shed also contribute to the property. The Harkrider family bought the house in 1919. Rupert Harkrider rose through the James M. Radford Grocery Company, one of Abilene's leading businesses, becoming sales manager by 1915, secretary by 1926 and later vice president. His wife Mary was a prominent rancher and cattlewoman and later started the local Red Cross effort during World War II. The house was listed for its association with Rupert Harkrider and Abilene's commercial growth.","period_of_significance":"1926-1933 (amended by the Keeper to 1926-1939)","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Other: American Four Square","criteria":["B"],"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 02:54:20.847731-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/9700/40970080/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000222.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000222/88fb8cc7d2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000222/88fb8cc7d2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DoddHarkriderHouse1_(1_of_1).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:DoddHarkriderHouse1_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970080","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107320225"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/taylor-county/dodd-harkrider-house-92000222/"}