Oldham, Mary and Frank House

Built in 1908 at 910 W. Marvin Avenue in Waxahachie, this two-story frame house combines several early twentieth-century design ideas. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof with a gable, stick brackets, one-over-one wood windows, and a main entrance with transom and sidelights. An eight-bay hip-roofed porch on the south side has tapered box supports and squared wood balusters, while paired brackets and a secondary entry on the east side add further detail. The overall plan follows the Four-square form, but Prairie style detailing and a bungalow-influenced porch give it an unusual character. A reviewer called it a unique blend of eclectic features applied to a vernacular four-square residence. It was originally recorded as the Frank Odom House, with Odom living there until 1916. A deed transfer from November 1916 later showed the owners were Mary and Frank Oldham, and the name was corrected in 2002. The house sits in the Trinity Heights area northwest of downtown and remained residential, in excellent condition, at the time of the 1985 survey.