{"nrhp_refnum":"99001292","name":"Dallas Tent and Awning Building","other_names":["Murray Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3401 Commerce St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dallas","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.78517892600007,"lon":-96.77484209899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-10-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Commercial Style brick factory building at 3401 Commerce Street in the Deep Ellum neighborhood east of downtown Dallas, Texas, built in 1921 for the Dallas Tent and Awning Company, with J.M. Jordon as contractor.","why_significant":"The building is significant under Criterion A for its link to the industrial development of Deep Ellum, as the home of the Dallas Tent and Awning Company and later the Murray Company, a cotton gin and industrial equipment maker. It is significant under Criterion C as a good example of an early 20th century Commercial Style factory/office building. It retains a high degree of integrity, and the significance is local.","narrative":"Built in 1921 at 3401 Commerce Street in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood, this three-story red-brown brick building was constructed as a factory for the Dallas Tent and Awning Company. It was reported at the time to be the largest tent and awning factory south of Kansas City. After the company left by 1939, the building sat vacant for a time, then housed a machinery supply firm before the Murray Company, a major cotton gin and industrial equipment manufacturer, bought it after World War II. It is one of the last buildings tied to that company. Its Commercial Style design includes an open plan, fireproof materials, cast-stone accents, paired wood windows, brick pilasters and a metal cornice with dentils. Deep Ellum was shifting toward manufacturing and wholesale use when it was built, and the building reflects that growth. It remains largely unaltered outside and now serves as apartments.","period_of_significance":"1921-1948","architect_builder":"J.M. Jordon, contractor","architectural_style":"Late 19th and early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Renovated and converted into loft apartments; the open plan has been divided into units.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.827118-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/65/9717/40971765/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/99001292.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001292/23883217c2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001292/23883217c2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DallasTentandAwningBuilding_(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:DallasTentandAwningBuilding_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100009082","name":"Deep Ellum Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/deep-ellum-historic-district-100009082/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971765","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000940"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/dallas-tent-and-awning-building-99001292/"}