{"nrhp_refnum":"92000234","name":"Blanton, Thomas L., House","other_names":["2894"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3425 S. Seventh St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Abilene","county":"Taylor County","state":"TX","lat":32.443587655000044,"lon":-99.76503864199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame house with brick veneer at 3425 South Seventh Street in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, built about 1920. It has a two-story garage/apartment at the southwest corner of the lot.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion B for its association with Thomas L. Blanton, a prominent West Texas attorney and powerful member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He occupied it from 1930 to 1936, the most active and influential period of his political career. It is the only Abilene dwelling known to have been owned by him.","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 3425 South Seventh Street in Abilene was built about 1920 and shows Prairie School and Bungalow influences. It has brick veneer walls, a center passage plan, a gable roof, and a front porch on brick piers with exposed beams. Overlapping gable ends, grouped windows and a sidelit door give the north facade a tripartite rhythm, and the first-floor windows sit within wide arches. A porte cochere marks the west side, and a two-story garage/apartment with similar detailing stands at the lot's southwest corner. The house is recognized for its link to Thomas L. Blanton, an attorney who served as district judge and then in Congress, where he was known as a colorful, controversial and frugal voice on the Appropriations Committee. Blanton lived here from 1930 to 1936, until his defeat in his final congressional race. It is the Abilene dwelling known to have been owned by him, and it remains in good condition as a private home.","period_of_significance":"c. 1930-1936","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Prairie School, Bungalow","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"The nomination states the building is in good condition and retains its integrity; it is 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 02:54:21.28617-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/9701/40970112/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000234.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000234/0d0486b7b2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000234/0d0486b7b2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"MLL","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_L._Blanton_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:Thomas_L._Blanton_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"98001414","name":"Bankhead Highway Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/bankhead-highway-historic-district-98001414/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970112","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107320271"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/taylor-county/blanton-thomas-l-house-92000234/"}