NPS Fonn 10-tOO-* 040) OMB NO. 1024-0018 Expires 10-31-87 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form For HPS use only received Y//f/ir^ date entered Continuation sheet Item numtier all Page 33 TEXAS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY FORM-TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (rev.8-82) 1. County Eiii5 ELL 5. USGS Quad No. 3296-234 Site No. 5*^2 City/Rurai 2. Name W a a h a c h 1 e WX lITM.qectnr 703-3584 PHOTO NO. 31 City/Rurai 2. Name 6. Date: Faciual 1893/1937 Fsl Address 441 E H A i N 7. Architect/Builder Un!<nown Contractor 3. Owner !1d5oni c Hall c/o Dtto Wilson 8. Style/Type Address. 717 Perry, 75165 g.Orioinal Use commerci al 4. Block/Lot ToHn Addn/Blk 5£ t / L 01 6 A , 6 B Present Use commercial 10. Description. Two-Btorv trame commercial buildina w/ brick veneer; tlat roof w/ wood sash double-tiu.nq windows H/ 2/2 liqhits; three sinole-door entrances w/ transoms; three-bay porcn H/ sfied root H/ slender rouno columns on brick pierj--]_ original tripartite organization intact. Parapet ul ti^ianqular panel i_n_5et_ fair 11. Present Condition 12. Significance SQCI AL/HUHAr4tTARIAN, BLACK HISTORY Tne lower floor housed, for n^fv vears, tfie James Funeral Parlor, owned and operated by a locally prominent black fajiilv. The upper fioor served as the iseetino hall for two 01 a 13 Relationship lo Site: Moved commercial area E. Date or Original Site 'tdescribe) in a mixed resiat'nti a^ of the CBD; near the center of tne town's historic black 14 Bibliography Ta>; R o l l s . :5anborn Haps Cl tv Dlrectori95 15. Informant. 16. Recorder Hut chins/P. Nims Har d v-Hec!=•-Moore/MEHQate Ju l y . 19SJ TNRIS No.. DESIGNATIONS Old THC Code. NR: Other • • • RTHL • HABS (no.) TEX Individual • Historic District Thematic • (vlultiple-Resource NR File Name B&W 4x5s_ 35mm Negs PHOTO DATA Slides, YEAR ORWR ROLL FRME ROLL FRf^F 34 i to 93 1 to ?' 3 to 1. County • City/RuraL 2. Name Ellis CONTINUATION PAGE TEXAS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY FORM-TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (rev.8-82) 3296-234 No. 1 _ of I'i a a h a c h 1 e It X 5. USGS Quad No. UTIvl Pt. 14/70.i040/.:.5a4B20 Acreage Less than one acre Site No.. 56; Description, continued: (K.niqhts of Pythias) k corbeled brick cornice are only details on this simply rendered commercial structure. The orininal openinqs w/ transoms are little altered, but canopy "suoports have been rep!aceo. 5iqnif1cance, continued: fraternal oroups. The Kniqhts of Pvtnias Unity Lodge No. 37 was apparently responsible for tne oriCK veneer of 195/. The black masonic lortoe, which split into the Pythagoras Lodge No. 87 and the Proarsssive Lodge No. 432 in the l.940s, also met in ttie upper floor. This structure is •une of two surviving buildings in the city's once active black Dusiness center.
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NPS Fonn 10-tOO-* 040)
OMB NO. 1024-0018 Expires 10-31-87
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service
National Register off Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form
1. County E i i i 5 ELL 5. USGS Quad No. 3296 -234 Site No. 5*^2
City/Rurai 2. Name
W a a h a c h 1 e WX lITM.qectnr 703 -3584 PHOTO NO. 31 City/Rurai 2. Name 6. Date: Faciual 1893/1937 Fsl
Address 441 E H A i N 7. Architect/Builder Un!<nown
Contractor
3. Owner !1d5oni c H a l l c / o D t t o W i l s o n 8. Style/Type Address. 717 P e r r y , 75165 g.Orioinal Use commerci a l
4. Block/Lot ToHn A d d n / B l k 5£ t / L 01 6 A , 6 B Present Use c o m m e r c i a l
10. Description. Two-Btorv trame commercial buildina w/ brick veneer; t l a t roof w/ wood sash double-tiu.nq windows H/ 2/2 liqhits; three sinole-door entrances w/ transoms; three-bay porcn H/ sfied root H/ slender rouno columns on brick pierj--]_ o r i g i n a l t r i p a r t i t e organization i n t a c t . Parapet ul ti^ianqular panel i_n_5et_
f a i r 11. Present Condition 12. Significance SQCI AL/HUHAr4tTARIAN, BLACK HISTORY Tne lower floor housed, for n^fv
vears, tfie James Funeral Parlor, owned and operated by a l o c a l l y prominent black f a j i i l v . The upper fi o o r served as the iseetino h a l l for two 01 a
13 Relationship lo Site: Moved commercial area E.
Date or Original Site 'tdescribe) i n a mixed r e s i a t ' n t i a^ o f t h e CBD; near t h e c e n t e r of t n e t o w n ' s h i s t o r i c b l a c k
14 Bibliography Ta>; R o l l s . :5anborn Haps Cl t v D l r e c t o r i 9 5
15. Informant. 16. Recorder
Hut chins/P. Nims Har d v-Hec!=•-Moore/MEHQate Ju l y . 19SJ
TNRIS No..
DESIGNATIONS
Old THC Code.
NR:
Other
• • •
RTHL • HABS (no.) TEX Individual • Historic District Thematic • (vlultiple-Resource NR File Name
UTIvl Pt. 14/70. i040/ . : .5a4B20 Acreage Less t han one a c r e
Site No.. 56;
Description, continued: (K.niqhts of Pythias) k corbeled brick cornice are only details on th i s simply rendered commercial structure. The ori n i n a l openinqs w/ transoms are l i t t l e altered, but canopy "suoports have been rep!aceo.
5iqnif1cance, continued: fr a t e r n a l oroups. The Kniqhts of Pvtnias Unity Lodge No. 37 was apparently responsible for tne oriCK veneer of 195/. The black masonic lortoe, which s p l i t into the Pythagoras Lodge No. 87 and the Proarsssive Lodge No. 432 in the l.940s, also met in ttie upper f l o o r . This structure is •une of two surviving buildings in the c i t y ' s once active black Dusiness center.
OMB 1074-0018 K*piT»t 10-31-87
Unitod Statos Dapartmant of tha Intarior National Park Sarvica
National Register off Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number Page
Name State
Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group
SubBtantlve Baview
Waxahachie Multiple Resource Area — E l l i s County, TtlAb
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Nomination/Type of Review
1^ Adamson, F.R., House
2. Alderman, G.H., House
3̂ Alderdice, J.M., House
4_ Berry, J.S., House
Date/Signature
Keeper
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Attest
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Attest £ k ^ y \ u / i x ^ . V > v / ^
f l ^ e p e r ^ J j > ^ > x W ^ ^ I ^ ^
Attest
Juilding at 441 East Main ' ^f^eeper I d h l A ^yuAuM 1 H
Attest
Building at 500-502 East Mala I ^ S l l a S ^ t ' ^ P ' - - C ^ - ^ < ^ ^ T^M''^
Attest
7. B u l l a r d , T . J . , House fci««a»tlTe leTT^Keeper fiiryhi^ ikHja
Attest •)^>^?^.<S^t^
8. Central Presbyterian Church ^|Keeper ^ ^oXxXxk. Al/AjiAU ^jlljS- 'T
Attest SlUCSU^. AkM.Jj_ ' I f t i / S j
9. Chapman, Oscar H., House attia*MtlT* Ig,:^^ Keeper ^llj^h/fhJiLi<i ^A'^lpfo Attest / & r ^ \ j : e c ^ f / ^ z / f i -
10. Cohn, Joe, House liatevei J^eoer ' /Y^A^^^^^-^t^ /A^/A^^
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Attest
WASO Form - 177 ( " R " June 1984)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
N A T I O N A L PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET
Building at 441 East Main (Waxahachie MRA) Ellis County TEXAS
• resubmission n nomination by person or local government • owner objection n appeal I
Working No. _ Fed. Reg. Date Date Due: Action:
AUG, I I 1985
r 9/A/y< - f / ^ r / r ^ *=r^CEPT _RETURN. _ REJECT.
Federal Agency:
Substantive Review: ] sample • request LD appeal n N R dec is ion
.substantive reasons discussed below Nomination returned for:
1. Name
2. Location
3. Classification
Category Ownership Public Acquisit ion
Status Accessible
Present Use
4. Owner of Property
5. Location of Legal Description
6. Representation in Existing Surveys
Has this property been determined eligible? • yes • no
7. Description
Condition
excellent
i m good
• fair
I I deteriorated
I I ruins
I I unexposed
Check one
unaltered
altered
Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance
• summary paragraph im completeness • clarity • alterations/integrity • dates I I boundary selection
Check one
• original site
moved date.
8. Significance
Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below
Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph)
• summary paragraph CH completeness CH clarity CH applicable criteria CH justification of areas checked CH relating significance to the resource • context CH relationship of integrity to significance • justification of exception CH other
9. Major Bibliographical References
10. Geographical Data
Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References
Verbal boundary description and justification
11. Form Prepared By
12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is:
national state local
State Historic Preservation Officer signature
title date
13. Other
• Maps CH Photographs • other
Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to.
Signed Date Phone:
G P O 91 8 - 4 5 0
Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet