NPS Form 10-800-i

United States Department of the interior National Park Service

National Register off Historic P iaces Inventory—Nomination Form

OMB NO 1024-0018 Expires 10-31-87

Continuation sheet Item numt)er a l l

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NAME Thaddeus and Josepha Preston House

ADDRESS 731 E. Austin

ARCHITECT/BUILDER unknown OWNER J.B. Collins

(same address) 75460

COUNTY CITY UTM

Lamar Paris 268660/3727060

_BLOCK_ "LOT

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DATE c. 1885 PERIOD 1800-1899 STYLE Eastlake/Colonial Revival influence THEME

DESCRIPTION Asymmetrical 1% story residence; bay window at east, paired 1/1 windows along verandah supported by Doric columns; prominent pyramidal roof broken by gables at front and sides, the largest with arched opening supported by pained Doric colonettes

Building material: wallasbestos sidingroof Physical condition s i t e : o r i g i n a l X

composition or moved date

Alterations (see below) SIGNIFICANCE Dr. Ford deeded the t r ^ t to his daughter Josepha as a wedding present i n 1885; property changed hands several times u n t i l acquired by present owner i n 1956; house may have had stronger Eastlake appearance when b u i l t and was updated with Colonial Revival d e t a i l i n g at turn of the century; present siding apparently wider than o r i g i n a l but does not affect i n t e g r i t y s i g n i f i c a n t l y . A r c h i t e c t u r a l l y noteworthly i n r e f l e c t i n g two d i s t i n c t a r c h i t e c t u r a l styles.

Area of significance architecture Level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE residence PRESENT USE residence RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS vegetation

In older, r e s i d e n t i a l neighborhood, with mature

ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION less than one BIBLIOGRAPHY Paris City Directories 1891, 1919; Lamar County Deed Records RECORDED BY Peter Flagg Maxson INFORMANT DATE June 1986 PHOTO DATA

CONTINUATIONS:

HPS form 10-«00-« OMS Aoprovx No 1024-0018

United States Department of ttie Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number Page

Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group

Name Pan's MBA State Lamar Cnnnty, TF.XA.S

Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature

21. Means-Justiss House ^ ^ l ^ ' U i ' * * " K e e p e r y ^ j M ^ ^ ^ ^ Y ^ ' M ^ ^ ^

Attest

^ataatlve Eevlew e e p e r / ^ ^ S ^ ^ S ^ ^ A>Jx6,M 22. Morris—Moore House

Attest

^^23. Paris Commercial Historic District |^ Keeper -/}/UA/CSL^ ' f l f f j ^ i^fi^j^

Attest

2U. Pine Bluff-Fitzhugh Historic D i s t r i c t ^ Keeper ^ ^ e ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ / a ^ / o A ^ /

Attest

25. Preston, Thaddeus and Josepha, House Keeper

Attest

26. Ragland House

Attest

27. Rodgers—Wade Furniture Comp^j^g^ed ^ Keeper ^^•^-^"•''"'-''V^^^"*-'--^ /(Ali/d'

Attest

^ 28. St. Paul's Baptist Church^jjuituitlsa fieVlerf^^^Keeper ^.^^/-^^'^^T^a.cJTJ^^--, ^o/^c/^

Attes t

29. Santa Fe-Frisco Depot Suhatantlve Beviev.

Attest l Uia«-

- 30. Trigg, W.S. and Mary, Hot^¥^ ^^^^l^Keeper

Attest'

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET

REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION

PROPERTY NAME:

Preston, Thaddeus and Josepha, House

MULTIPLE NAME:

Pans MRA

STATE & COUNTY: TEXAS, Lamar

DATE RECEIVED: 9/12/88 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 10/13/88 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST:

DATE OF PENDING LIST: 9/27/88 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 10/27/88

REFERENCE NUMBER: 88001915

NOMINATOR: STATE

REASONS FOR REVIEW:

APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: OTHER: N PDIL: REQUEST: N SAMPLE:

COMMENT WAIVER: N

i-' CCEPT RETURN

N N N

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS:

LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N SLR DRAFT: N

REJECT DATE ^

DATE Hatlonal Hegl.tte

RECOM./CRITERIA REVIEWER ~_ DISCIPLINE DATE

DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N

CLASSIFICATION

count resource type

STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION

FUNCTION

h i s t o r i c current

DESCRIPTION

ar c h i t e c t u r a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n materials descriptive t e x t

SIGNIFICANCE

Period Areas of Significance—Check and j u s t i f y below

Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance ( i n one paragraph)

summary paragraph completeness c l a r i t y applicable c r i t e r i a j u s t i f i c a t i o n of areas checked r e l a t i n g significance t o the resource context r e l a t i o n s h i p of i n t e g r i t y t o significance j u s t i f i c a t i o n of exception other

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

acreage ^verbal boundary description UTMs boundary j u s t i f i c a t i o n

ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION

sketch maps USGS maps photographs presentation

OTHER COMMENTS

Questions concerning t h i s nomination may be directed t o

Phone

Signed Date

Please refer to the map in the

Multiple Property Cover Sheet

for this property

IVIultiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000850