Plumhoff House
Why it's listed
Built around 1895 at 612 S. Rogers in Waxahachie, this one-story frame house follows the L-plan, the most common house type built in the city during the 1890s. Its weatherboard siding, hip roof with gables, and box eaves are typical of the form. A three-bay porch with a shed roof sits within the front-projecting wing and has turned wood posts, squared balusters, and jig-sawn brackets. Decorative touches include imbricated shingles in the gable ends, cutaway corners on the projecting wing with brackets supporting the gable, and pedimented window surrounds. Windows are wood sash, double-hung, with one-over-one lights. The house was recorded as a good and unaltered example of its type, which is the basis for its recognition as part of a group of Waxahachie historic resources. The Plumhoff family sold the property in 1923, and the building remains in residential use in good condition. The architect and builder are not known.
Significance in brief: The inventory form cites architecture as its significance. It calls the house a good and unaltered example of an L-plan dwelling, the most common house type built in Waxahachie during the 1890s.
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 86002342, listed September 24, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 612 S. Rogers, Waxahachie |
|---|---|
| County | Ellis County |
| Listed | September 24, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86002342 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | L-plan |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present condition is listed as good, and the house is still in residential use. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.38000, -96.85327 (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 86002342.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001994
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.