QUAD DATE:. PERIOD: OWNF.R- F. R. Schauer

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1 .S3 f7 NAME: ADDRESS: COUNTY ^dhmtee FiuW7, ]^00 Oxford ^ QUAD BLOCK LOT rniinty- Harris CiiY Houston UTM: ARCHITECT/BUILDER: DATE:. PERIOD: OWNF.R- F. R. Schauer STVLE 1404 Qy^nrci Hnustan, TX TA y/uuo THtMt: THEME: DESCRIPTION.. T-shaped, frame, l-storv gas station; pitch roof with projecting gable as rqnnp-.r fnr. pnnp^; ppnt.pr Hnnr with window On either side. 163 BUILDING MATERIAL: wall: frame roof:. PHYSICAL rnxnitinv- excellent SITE: original.or nioved-.date_ ALTERATIONS:,.,.. _, ^^x-= «^ Sir.MFirANrF.- ^'as one of the first service stations in the ajea; owned ana operatea Dy tne same fa.milv since 1929; s t i l l in use as neighborhood gas station servi'ig Tocal residents. Si -^i cant bpcai.isp the automobile was important to early residents of Heights. AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE: LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER:, ORIGINAL IISF- commercial - gas station PRESENT USE- co" ^^^^^ -.gas station RELATIONSHIP TO siirrniinninir.s-on corner lot, diagonal from athletic field ol high scnool. ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA: SEE INFO/CORRESPONDENCE FILES: RECORDED RV- DATE h-^c-to INFORMANT:. PHOTO DATA: 1 -"^ "^mm (rev. 6-79)

2 NPS Forni 'a CM2) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Piaces Inventory Nomination Form NPS use only reo eived date entered OMB No Exp. X) Continuation sheet Item number 4, 7, 8, 10 Page 97 Site No. 97 NAME_ Schauer Filling Station COUNTY Harris BLOCK 165 ADDRESS 1400 Oxford StraelT CITY Houston LOT S 1/2 of 9 UTM Zone 15 E N ARCHITECT/BUILDER DATE_ 1929 PERIOD Oh'NER F. R. Schauer STY LE cottage filling station 1404 Oxford. Houston. Texas THEME DESCRIPTION One-story, frame. T-shaped gasoline station; intersecting gable roofs: central gable projects to form canopy for gasoline pumps; louvered vents in each gable end, which is covered with clapboards; central door under canopy with large window on both sides; metal posts support canopy. Building material: wallframe. clapboard roof wooden shingles Physical condition good-significant site: original_ jc or moved_ ^date_ Alterations metal canopy poles SIGNIFICANCE This was one of the first gasoline stations in the area; owned and operated^ by the same family since 1929; still in use as neighborhood filling station, serving local residents. Significant because the automobile became very important to the resi dents of the Heights in the 1920s, Area of significance arch.. commerce Level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE commercial, gas station PRESENT USE_ commercial. gas station RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS Qn corner lot, diagonally across from athletic field of the local high school; residential area. ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION BIBLIOGRAPHY RECORDED BYJ K. L. London DATE April less than one INFORMANT PHOTO DATA 1-55 mm.. Tex. Hist. Commission

3 NPS Form i oaz) United States Department of the Interior Nationai Park Service National Register off Historic Places inventory Nomination Form OMB No Exp Continuation sheet Item number Page ^ Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area Harris County. Texas Nomination/Type of Review 81. Perry-Swilley House Date/Signature Entared In teff National Re«l-eterfKeeper /-^^/..-v...-,^^?^^ c>/^v^3 82. Reagan, John H., Senior High Keeper *^7Tc-io_ ' 5 School Substantive PPV^RW 83. Renn House fiuhbtantlva fieview Keeper /f^t^i^ 8A Schauer Filling Station A^eper A4yU,^^..-^AUyy^ AWJF.- National Fegfeter ^ 85. Schlesser-Burrows House ErrtweS" In feff Keeper (p^ya.*y-\.<.y*..^!^yc<^<a ^'i7a National Register /^M/f,?rp ^VK irrtinm^ ^ ^^^'^ Eligible / / 86. Southwestern Bell Telephone 'TA^I IV INK eeper A^'Y^^l-A^^^t^e^ ^M Company A Substantive Review 87. Thornton, Dr. Penn B., H "^^5;nterei Tn tfie "^d^^^^^ (y'uj^^-^^-^a^-j-*--^ ^Av^^ Register 88. Upchurch House 89. Ward House National Register Entared in tfiff National Register ^eper fxua-^^-^-f^jy^ (7 90. Webber House Entered In the National Register

4 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Mrtto< tft DM* «* YAUJATION / RETURN SHE Schauer Filling Station (Houston Heights MRA) Harris..County ' TEXAS Working No. MAY 9 Fed. Rog. Ooio: Date Oum- r^x/a 5 - Action:.^-^rcoT (:/> 3 resubmission Sntered in the RETURN nomination by person or local govsrnmsnt Katlonal Hegleter REJECT. ownsr objsetion FsdsrsI Agsncy: appsai Substantivs Rsvisw: ssmpis rsqusst appssi.nr dscision Rsviswsr's commsnts: Nominstion rsturnsd for:.tschnicsl corrsctions dtsd bsiow.substantivs rsssons discusssd bslow 1. Name 2. Location Rscom./Critsris Rsvis«vsr Discipilns Dats continustion siisst 3. Classification 4. Ownar of Property S. Location of Laqal Description 6. Pepresentation in Existing Surveys 7. Description summary psrsgrsph complstsnsss cisrity sitsrstions/intsgrity dstss boundarw eataetlon

5 8. Significance -em 4'datjt pp.^.^,,^lu y JA^-^^h^, AA summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas chectted relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance' justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References ^St io. Oeographical Data utri 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Tfcs svaluetsd stgrtftcsocs o4 this pcooscty wm wt tns sssss ts 13. Othsr Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed ^ Date Phone: Comments for any itsm may bs continusd on sn sttached sheet

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8 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 640QQ847