| W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Coordinates: | 32.5878°N -96.7494°W |
| Map Label: | W. A. Strain Farm–Strain House |
| Locmap Relief: | yes |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Marker: | building |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location for Strain House |
| Builder: | Joe Lyon |
| Architect: | J.E. Flanders & Moad |
| Added: | November 29, 1978 |
| Area: | (original) (increase) |
| Refnum: | 78002922 |
| Increase: | September 17, 2001 |
| Increase Refnum: | 01001002 |
| Designated Other1 Name: | Texas State Antiquities Landmarks |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | TSAL |
| Designated Other1 Color: |
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| Designated Other1 Date: | February 4, 2004 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 8200002415, 8200002416, 8200002417, 8200002418, 8200002419, 8200002420, 8200002421, 8200002422 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other2: | RTHL |
| Designated Other2 Date: | 1977 |
| Designated Other2 Number: | 6891 |
| Designated Other2 Num Position: | bottom |
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.
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.[1] Joe Lyon built the house in 1896. The -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.[1] [2]