{"nrhp_refnum":"92000224","name":"Hughes, Ed S., Company Warehouse","other_names":["5318"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"135 Oak St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Abilene","county":"Taylor County","state":"TX","lat":32.44768794000004,"lon":-99.74315760099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick warehouse at 135 Oak Street in Abilene's south central business district, Taylor County, Texas, built about 1919 for the Ed S. Hughes Company.","why_significant":"It is tied to Abilene's growth into a wholesale and distribution center for West Texas after the railroad arrived. It is also linked to Ed S. Hughes, a prominent local entrepreneur. It is the best preserved surviving building once used by the Hughes Company and has modest Classical Revival detailing in its parapet.","narrative":"This one-story brick warehouse at 135 Oak Street sits in the south part of Abilene's central business district. Built about 1919, it has a rectangular plan, a hidden flat roof and a symmetrical three-bay front facing west, with a wide wood double door for loading in the center. Buff brick near the base and along the three-part parapet forms a cornice-like band with denticulated detail, a modest nod to Classical Revival design. The warehouse served the Ed S. Hughes Company, a hardware wholesaler that grew with Abilene's role as a railroad-linked distribution point for West Texas. Hughes arrived in 1882, built the business from a hardware store, and by the early 1920s the firm owned a four-story building and five warehouses on Oak Street area sites. This is the best preserved of the company's remaining buildings and has changed little over the years. It was recognized for its commercial role, its association with Hughes, and its architecture.","period_of_significance":"c. 1919-1930","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: vernacular warehouse, Classical Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Current use is listed as commerce/trade, warehouse. The building is described as little changed, though one front window opening is covered with plywood.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.857021-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/98/9700/40970098/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000224.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970098","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001326"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/taylor-county/hughes-ed-s-company-warehouse-92000224/"}