Crim, Elias and Mattie, House
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Why it's listed
Built in 1913 at 310 East Main Street in Henderson, Texas, this two-story brick and wood house was designed in the Neoclassical Revival style and built by local carpenter J. T. Melton for Elias and Mattie Crim at a cost of $7,500. A full-height entry porch with four Scamozzi-style composite columns, a balcony, a widow's walk, and a symmetrical front mark the exterior, while the interior has a center hall, a staircase, high ceilings, and a long second-floor hall. In the mid-1930s, during the local oil boom, the east porches were enclosed to add a bathroom and sitting rooms. A ten-foot-square bird house built around 1935 for Mattie Crim's canaries also survives. Elias Crim worked forty years at the First National Bank, and the family stayed in the house until 1987. Listed for its architecture, the house is regarded as a good local example of Neoclassical design with a high level of integrity, on a prominent lot near downtown Henderson.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a well-executed, intact local example of a Neoclassical residence in east Texas. It has changed little since 1913 apart from a 1930s enclosure of the east porches, and it keeps a high degree of integrity. It is listed under Criterion C for Architecture at the local level.
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 05000892, listed August 17, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 310 E. Main St., Henderson |
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| County | Rusk County |
| Listed | August 17, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05000892 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1913, 1935 |
| Architect / builder | J. T. Melton, carpenter, Henderson, Texas. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Neo-Classical Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling with a secondary structure; the form describes it as retaining a high degree of integrity with only minor changes since construction. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 32.15299, -94.79562 (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 05000892.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q107321188
- This listing as JSON
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