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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

For HPS use only

received Y//f/ir^

date entered

Continuation sheet Item numtier a l l Page 33

TEXAS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY FORM-TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (rev.8-82)

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

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RTHL • HABS (no.) TEX Individual • Historic District Thematic • (vlultiple-Resource NR File Name

B&W 4x5s_ 35mm Negs

PHOTO DATA

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YEAR ORWR ROLL FRME ROLL FRf^F

34 i to 93 1 to ?' 3

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1. County • City/RuraL

2. Name

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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 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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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

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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

Reviewer 's c o m m e n t s :

(JH 0'^^<JC^''^^^f^^ ^ >^><^f^(^^ Reviewer ^ ^ r ? ^ ^

^ f > i e S ^ C A . c < A Z ^ Discipline ^ ^ ' / f ^ - ^ ^ - V ^ ^ ^ f e ^

. see continuation sheet

.technical corrections cited below ^C^^~^-^^ ''^ - ^^^^^^1^^

.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

Please refer to the map in the

Multiple Property Cover Sheet

for this property

Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000856