818 W Oak - West Denton Residential Historic District - Denton, TX
N 33° 12.951 W 097° 08.479
14S E 673219 N 3676755
The house at 818 W Oak St is a contributing building in the West Denton Residential Historic District.
Waymark Code: WM1BBB0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2025
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The National Register's Registration Form refers to this one as "Oriental Craftsman" in style, constructed in 1924 by J.B. Farris, who was a very successful businessman:
J. B. (James Binkley) Farris, Homeowner and Builder (1873-1951)
Farris is recognized as one of the early business leaders of the new town of Denton. He was a lumber merchant in Denton by 1918, shipping lumber to Denton via railroad box cars. He owned the Farris Lumber Company for about 25 years while engaged in farming, ranching, and the cotton business in Denton, and lumber, hardware business in
Oklahoma. A native of Denton, Farris was one of the first students at the North Texas Normal College, earning a certificate in business. He married Sallie Glenn Robinson in Denton on October 21, 1896. About 1902, they moved to Johnston, Oklahoma, returning to Denton about 1909.
In 1913, he became the original owner of 610 West Oak Street designed as a Prairie style bungalow. He built his next home in 1924 at 818 West Oak Street as a Craftsman style brick bungalow. His third home, built in 1935, was at 300 Amarillo Street where he and his wife resided and where Sallie operated a childcare facility. J. B. and Sallie Farris are buried at the IOOF Cemetery in Denton.