Trippet-Shive House
Why it's listed
This two-story frame house at 209 N. Grand in Waxahachie was built in 1895 in the Queen Anne style. The design is credited to George Barber of Knoxville, Tennessee, with C. J. Griggs as contractor. The asymmetrical house has weatherboard siding and imbricated shingles, a hip roof with gables, wood double-hung windows, and a double-door entrance with transom and sidelights. A multi-bay porch with Doric columns wraps the north and east sides. Other Queen Anne features include a steeply pitched roof, a polygonal corner tower, a recessed second-story porch, varied sheathing materials and finials along the roofline. It was built for H. W. Trippet, president of Waxahachie National Bank, and later passed to R. W. Getzendaner, a bank vice-president who donated land for Getzendaner Park. Merchant W. E. Shive bought it in 1930. Although many similar houses were built locally, this one is considered among the best. It remains residential and is in fair condition.
Significance in brief: It is described as one of Waxahachie's finest Queen Anne dwellings and one of the city's best among many similarly styled houses built locally. It has the style's typical irregular massing, steep roof, corner tower and classical porch supports. It was also associated with local bankers and a merchant.
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 86002404, listed September 24, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 209 N. Grand, Waxahachie |
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| County | Ellis County |
| Listed | September 24, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86002404 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | George Barber of Knoxville, Tenn.; contractor C. J. Griggs |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed in fair condition, with residential present use. The form notes the relationship to site as moved, now in a residential area on the far west end of the city. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.39926, -96.86111 (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 86002404.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q107321273
- This listing as JSON
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