{"nrhp_refnum":"96001563","name":"Greer, George C., House","other_names":["Greer-Saner-McCutcheon House","See also:Swiss Avenue Historic"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5439 Swiss Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dallas","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.80664847300005,"lon":-96.76512358899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-01-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story brick residence at 5439 Swiss Avenue in Dallas, Texas, built in 1916 and designed by Hal B. Thompson, with a 2-story brick carriage house behind it. It lies within the Swiss Avenue Historic District.","why_significant":"The house combines Georgian Revival and Italian Renaissance features in one design, and it is well preserved. It also represents the upper-class housing built in the Munger Place subdivision during Dallas's early 20th-century economic and industrial growth. It qualifies under Criterion C in architecture at the local level.","narrative":"Built in 1916 on Swiss Avenue in east Dallas, this 2 1/2-story red brick house was designed by architect Hal B. Thompson for George C. Greer, a prominent Dallas figure and co-founder of Magnolia Petroleum Company. It sits in the Munger Place subdivision, which was planned for the city's wealthy citizens and later became the Swiss Avenue Historic District. The design mixes Georgian Revival elements, such as keystone lintels, stone quoins and a Palladian dormer, with Italian Renaissance features, including a hipped slate roof, arched entrance and side galleries. A large terrace, end porches, mahogany woodwork and a double staircase add to the house. A two-story brick carriage house, converted for motor vehicles in 1929, stands behind it. The exterior has changed very little, while the interior has seen modest updates, including a 1985 kitchen renovation. The house was listed for its distinctive blend of styles and as an example of upper-class housing shaped by Dallas's early twentieth-century growth.","period_of_significance":"1916-1929","architect_builder":"Thompson, Hal B. (architect)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance; Georgian Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling with a secondary structure; the exterior is in excellent condition with little alteration, and the interior has been slightly altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.003483-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/9716/40971641/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/96001563.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001563/4d87486da0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001563/4d87486da0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_C._Greer_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_C._Greer_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"74002068","name":"Swiss Avenue Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/swiss-avenue-historic-district-74002068/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971641","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000933"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/greer-george-c-house-96001563/"}