{"nrhp_refnum":"92000227","name":"Zabloudil-Hendrick House","other_names":["1545"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"802 Orange St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Abilene","county":"Taylor County","state":"TX","lat":32.45800250900004,"lon":-99.73792238099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, brick, Prairie School-influenced house at 802 Orange Street in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, built in 1927 for oil operator Jacob Zabloudil. Two contributing outbuildings, a garage and a storage room, stand on the lot.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its association with Thomas G. Hendrick, a well-known West Texas rancher and philanthropist who lived there from 1933 until his death in 1939. During those years he gave large sums to Hardin-Simmons University, a hospital and the Hendrick Home for Children. The house also shows some Prairie School-influenced features and retains enough integrity to convey its period.","narrative":"Built in 1927 for Jacob Zabloudil, an independent oil operator who prospered during the West Texas boom, this two-story brick house at 802 Orange Street in Abilene shows Prairie School influence. It has a low hipped roof, a three-bay front porch on massive brick piers, paired brackets under deep eaves, and nine-over-one wood windows. A framed-in side porch and a frame addition reflect later changes, and a garage and a storage room complete the property. Its importance rests on Thomas G. Hendrick, who bought it in 1933 and lived there until his death in 1939. A rancher who struck oil on his land in 1929 while facing bankruptcy, Hendrick became very wealthy. From this home he gave $100,000 each to Hardin-Simmons University and a Baptist sanitarium later renamed Hendrick Memorial Hospital, and he established the Hendrick Home for Children with a trust fund for its operation.","period_of_significance":"1933-1939","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Prairie School","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Historic use was a single dwelling; current use is listed as commerce/trade, professional. The building has been substantially altered but retains integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.28811-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/0/9701/40970100/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000227.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000227/3ffd6e2273-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000227/3ffd6e2273-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"MLL","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zabloudil-Hendrick_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">MLL</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:Zabloudil-Hendrick_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970100","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107320231"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/taylor-county/zabloudil-hendrick-house-92000227/"}