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Raphael House
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National Register of Historic Places

Raphael House

Ennis’s first place on the National RegisterListed Sep 25, 1986; only 1,323 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older
Neoclassical RevivalListed 1986Ennis
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About Raphael House

Raphael House, at 500 W. Ennis, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 25, 1986: the first place in Ennis to be listed. Only 1,323 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Neoclassical Revival, as it does for 28 other Texas listings. It was listed as part of Ennis MRA. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse at 500 W. Ennis Ave. Ennis, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

500 W. Ennis, Ennis · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Raphael HouseStart here
  2. 2Jesse and Mary Story HouseL-Plan · next door
  3. 3House at 509 West BrownModified L-Plan · next door
  4. 4Jolesch HouseModified L-Plan · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Sharp HouseBungalow · next door
Around it

29 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BG. G. Dunkerly HouseBungalow0.1 miBTelfair HouseBuilding0.1 miBJames S. Sanderson HouseBungalow0.1 miBJoe Novy HousePrairie0.2 miBMatthews-Atwood HouseNeoclassical Revival0.2 miBFain HouseBungalow0.2 miBEnnis High SchoolJacobethan Revival0.2 miDEnnis Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.3 miBE. T. Boren HouseI-House0.3 miBWeatherford HouseBuilding0.3 miBMatthews-Templeton HouseBungalow0.3 miBBarrington HouseBungalow0.3 miBJohn M. Weekley HouseBungalow0.3 miBE. K. Atwood HouseGeorgian Revival0.3 miBRansom HouseModified L-Plan0.3 miBMoore HouseNeoclassical Revival0.3 miBOld City MillsBuilding0.4 miBMeredith-McDowal HouseModified L-Plan0.4 mi
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BHouse at 508 North DallasModified L-Plan0.4 miBNeal HouseModified L-Plan0.4 miBI. R. Allen HouseNeoclassical Revival0.4 miBHouse at 500 North Main, EastT-Plan0.4 miBEnnis Cotton CompressBuilding0.5 miBHouse at 404 East CrockettTwo-Room Plan0.5 miBMcCanless-Williams HouseNeoclassical Revival0.5 miBHouse at 810 North PrestonBungalow0.5 miBBarkley-Floyd HouseModified L-Plan0.5 miBHouse at 106 East DentonL-Plan0.5 miBHouse at 807 North PrestonModified L-Plan0.5 mi
More like it

Neoclassical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Neoclassical Revival.

Matthews-Atwood House0.2 mi away
Moore House0.3 mi away
I. R. Allen House0.4 mi away
D. H. Thompson House12.9 mi away

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Questions about Raphael House

Is Raphael House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 25, 1986 (Register number 86002428).

Is Raphael House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Raphael House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Raphael House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 40969046 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.