W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House

The W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House is a farmstead located in Lancaster, Texas, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the W. A. Strain House in 1978. A boundary increase in 2001 expanded the area covered from 2 acres to 163 acres and the property listing name was changed to W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House.

W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House
W. A. Strain House in 2012
W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House is located in Texas
W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House
W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House
W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House is located in the United States
W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House
W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House
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Interactive map showing the location for Strain House
Location400 E. Pecan St., 400 S. Lancaster-Hutchins Rd., Lancaster, Texas
Coordinates32°35′16″N 96°44′58″W / 32.58778°N 96.74944°W / 32.58778; -96.74944
Area2 acres (0.81 ha) (original)
163 acres (66 ha) (increase)
Built1896 (1896)
Built byJoe Lyon
ArchitectJ.E. Flanders & Moad
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.78002922[1] (original)
01001002[1] (increase)
TSAL No.8200002415, 8200002416, 8200002417, 8200002418, 8200002419, 8200002420, 8200002421, 8200002422
RTHL No.6891
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1978
Boundary increaseSeptember 17, 2001
Designated TSALFebruary 4, 2004
Designated RTHL1977

The Strain House is an example of late Victorian architecture. It was designed by J. E. Flanders & Moad of Dallas. This firm also designed the Trinity Methodist Church in Dallas, and the Shackelford County Courthouse, which is part of an historic district in Albany, Texas.[2] Joe Lyon built the house in 1896. The 2+12-story frame structure includes a gabled wood-shingle roof, and the brick foundation has an asymmetrical plan.

The Strain Farm is believed to be the oldest working farm in Dallas County and is one of a small number of farms owned and operated for more than 100 years by a single family. The heirs of W. A. Strain have continued to live in the old family home, maintaining it with very few alterations and much of the original furnishings still intact.[2][3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Properties in Lancaster, TX". Lancaster, Texas Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Strain Farm History – Retrieved 2014-03-18.