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National Register off Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form

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NAME Bailey-Ragland House ADDRESS 433 W. Washington

COUNTY CITY UTM

Lamar Paris

BLOCK "LOT

155 8/4

ARCHITECT/BUILDER "unknown OWNER Mike Folmar

269520/3726540

(same address) 75460

DATE_ 1890 STYLE_ THEME

PERIOD 1800-1899 Queen Anne/Colonial Revival

DESCRIPTION Asymmetrical two-story frame dwelling; central door on f i r s t and second flo o r with two windows to the east and a bay window to the west; notable NW curved corner window; projecting, shallow wings on sides (that on west has bay window); wraparound porch supported by Doric columns on pl i n t h s ; ornamented pediment above main entrance; Palladian window at end of l a t e r a l gable projecting from pyramidal roof.

wood roof composition site: original X or moved date N/A

Building material: wall Physical condition good Alterations None known

SIGNIFICANCE Bailey, a native of Det r o i t , served under Gen. Sam Bell Maxey and was manager oT the Cotton O i l Company i n Paris; James Bailey of Barnum & Bailey circus i s said to have stayed here when v i s i t i n g with the circus; Bailey House shows early and important Colonial Revival d e t a i l i n g , and remains one of the more substantial and in t a c t . Victorian houses i n the c i t y ; house sold for $83,000 after Bailey's death i n 1916; occupied for many years by Nathaniel Harden Ragland and his wife Jeanie,

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 Opposite Wise-Fielding House; Bailey House towers over

neighborhood houses of somewhat l a t e r period ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION less than one BIBLIOGRAPHY Paris City Directories 1891, 1921, 1946; Sanborn Map Co.. map 1914 RECORDED BY Peter Flagg Maxson INFORMANT DATE June 1986 PHOTO DATA 9

CONTINUATIONS:

NPS form 1 (M61

OMB Apomvl No 102*0018

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number Page

Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group

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Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature

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^ - 1 - A l f o r d , Jess and L u c i l l e , H^.^utstantivfl a « l « ^ ^ / . / ^ A f

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2. Atkinson-Morris House Substantive Hevief ^ K e e p e r / ^ ^ ^ - V ^ ^ r ^ e c / T - j ^ / ^ / j ^ / j p P

Attest

3. Bailey-Ragland House Watered In the Keeper /y^A.£c'^^'~-t-.y^'y^-^ Katlonal Begl.ter ^

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^. Baldwin, Benjamin and fi^bstaatlvfl Eevid^ c l ^ ^^^P^^ Adelaide, House . /

At tes t

5. Baty—Plummer House -n Ree Keeper

Attest

6. Brazelton, Thomas and Bet t i e , House__ , -»Y eeper/ gJi< ^ 3 V-%g Subatantiva Beview / ^ Substantive. Beview

Attest

7- Carlton—Gladden House Keeper

Attest

Church Street Historic D i s t r i c t ^^eeper ^/(^S^^^^S?^

Subjitantiva Roviow ^ Attest

9- Daniel, J.M. and Emily, House Keeper /p ( f^C^^^U^*^/ '^^*^—^

'• ;-iatar Attest

10- First Church of Christ, Sc^^Y ^ S ^ ^ ^ - V - x ^ ^ ^ ^ C ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ , ^

Attest

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET

REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION

PROPERTY Bai l e y — R a g l a n d House NAME:

MULTIPLE Paris MRA NAME:

STATE & COUNTY: TEXAS, Lamar

DATE RECEIVED: 9/12/88 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 9/27/88 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 10/13/88 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 10/27/88 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST:

REFERENCE NUMBER: 88001917

NOMINATOR: STATE

REASONS FOR REVIEW:

APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: N OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N

COMMENT WAIVER: N

•^^CEPT RETURN REJECT

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS:

RECOM./CRITERIA REVI EWER '_ 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

arc 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 relationship 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

Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000850