House at 802 East Ennis
Why it's listed
Built around 1905 and later moved, this one-story frame house at 802 East Ennis stands on a major east-west thoroughfare in a mixed residential and commercial area east of downtown Ennis. It has a center passage plan two rooms deep, beaded board siding, and a bellcast hip roof with box eaves. Windows are wood-sash, double-hung with one-over-one lights. The single-door entrance has a transom and sidelights and is flanked by fluted pilasters, which also mark the corners. A five-bay flat-roofed porch across the south elevation is supported by fluted Doric columns, and a hip-roofed dormer sheathed in wood shingles sits centrally on the south roof slope. Its significance rests on architecture: the house combines Neoclassical Revival detailing with a modest vernacular form in an unusually well-executed way. Reviewers described it as a unique example of that blend. The architect and builder are unknown, and the house remains in residential use in good condition.
Significance in brief: The nomination holds that the house is a unique, well-executed synthesis of Neoclassical Revival details and a modest one-story vernacular house form. It is nominated under architecture. The reviewer agreed and recommended acceptance under Criterion C.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 86002429, listed September 25, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 802 E. Ennis, Ennis |
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| County | Ellis County |
| Listed | September 25, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86002429 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical Revival details on a one-story vernacular house form |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is listed as good; present use is residential. The house has been moved from its original site. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.33163, -96.62031 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 86002429.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001943
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.