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COUNTY CITY NAME ADDRESS: 1421 Harvard ftpruitrrt/riinnfrwm. rtu-mitp. H a r o l d R. 157 BLOCK QUAD A. W i l s o n - b u i l d e r Elsom LOT _ COUNTY:^ H a r r i s _ ritv- H o u s t o n UTM:.

1 COUNTY CITY NAME ADDRESS: 1421 Harvard ftpruitrrt/riinnfrwm. rtu-mitp. H a r o l d R. 157 BLOCK QUAD A. W i l s o n - b u i l d e r Elsom LOT _ COUNTY:^ H a r r i s _ ritv- H o u s t o n UTM:. natf1905 STYLE:. PERIOD: Del Norte Houston, TX THEME" DESCRIPTION -Queen Anne c o t t a g e, f r a m e, l - s t o r y, h i g h h i p r o o f w i t h l a r g e, c e n t e r (jable w i t h p a i r o f windows, a t t a c h e d p o r c h s u p p o r t e d by I o n i c 3/4 -columns on b a t t e r e d ^ wooden p e d e s t a l s w i t h sguare b a l u s t e r s, s i n g l e door w i t h transom, windows 1/1^ 2 i n t e r i o r b r i c k chimneys. BUILDING MATERIAL: wall: roof:. PHYSICAL r n N n f T i o N e x c e l l e n t - s i g n i f i c a n t S I T E : original ALTERATIONS:..or raovecl.date- Sir.yiFirAMrF-Detailed, b u t s i m p l e t y p e o f house common t o H e i g h t s. Was p r o b a b l y b u i l t by Wm. W i l s o n, an i n v e s t o r who was v e r y a c t i v e i n t h e development o f the area AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE:. LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER: ORIGINAL i i s F - r e s i d e n c e residence-rental PRESENT USE RELATIONSHIP TO S U R R O U N D I N G S n i C e ^ s m a l l y a r d i n m i d d l e of t h e b l o c k, ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA: SEE INFO/CORRESPONDENCE FILES:. RECORDED BY: KLL DATE: 4/15/80 INFORMANT:. PHOTO DATA: 1-3 5mm (rev. 6-79) property w i t h one(cont

2 NPS Form * <M2) United States Department of the interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form For HPS use only received date entered OMB No OOie Exp Continuation sheet Item numt)er Page 21 Site No, 21 NAME COUNTY Harris BLOCK 157 ADDRESS 1421 Harvard - ^ CITY Houston LOT 7 UTM Zone 15 E 268,330 M ARCUIIECT/BUILDER William A. Wilson DATE 1905 PERIOD OU'NER Layton and Lisa Payne STYLE Colonial Revival 1421 Harvard. Houston, Texas THEME DESCRIPTION Frame one-story cottage; high hipped roof with large, central gable with pair of windows; attached porch supported by Ionic, three-quarter columns on battered, wooden pedestals with square balusters between; single door with transom; windows with one-over-one lights; two interior brick chimneys. Building material: wallffame/clapboard roof composition Physical condition excellent-significantsite: original or moved date Alterations none SIGNIFICANCE Detailed, but simple type of house common to Heights. Was probably built by William A. Wilson, an investor who was very active in the development of the area. Area of significance architecture Level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABSH/\ER HEST HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE residence PRESENT USE_ rental residence RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS Small yard in middle of the block, with one small tree; well-kept residential surroundings. ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION less than one acre BIBLIOGR>\PHY RECORDED BY K. L. London INFORMANT DATE April PHOTO DATA 1-35 mm., Tex. Hist. Commission

3 NPS Form 10-»00-i OMB No p.j2) Exp United States Department off the interior National Paiic Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area '^^xas Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature,L 31. House at 1304 Cortlandt Street ^^^^ 1)Keeper ^0<^^-^^^>U.,i./^^y<^ i--//-f Nsitlonal Hegleter Attest. House at 1323 Heights Boulevard Kpenpr jpylo-o-^ Attest 33. House at 1343 Allston Stre^^^^^^ -fweepev ^^Ai<.yL.-->,y.-..^^ National Regieter ^^^^ ^ 34. House at 1421 Harvard St. /Steeper,^(^-^--^7?^^;^ " ^/^ National Register Attest 35. House at 1421 Heights Boulevard ^^TC^per /5<i^xA-vo*-/^':K --^ i>/> ^/^ > Entered In xaa ' National Register Attest 36. House at Waverly Street /iteeper ^A^u.-^^-'-^-u.-^uyA^o^^ Entered in the ^ ' Hational Register Attest 37. House at 1437 Waverly Street^^^^^ /ifieper.aai.^,.,.^^:^^.^ c/^^ Hational Register 38. House at 1437 Heights Boulevard rkeeper,aa'(-'^-r.-'--:>^^i'yc^^ 0/J^>- Entered in the ^ Hational Register Attest 39. House at 1443 Allston Street_^^^^ ^feper AU^^^y-^^A^^^ c/^^^k national Register ^^^^^^ 4Q. House at 1509 Allston Street ^Keeper.dAC-'^y^.^-fS^p^.^.^^ C'/^-'/fj Entered in the Hational Register Attest

4 MATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES mim ivaujation / RETURN SHE House at 1421 Harvard St. (Houston Heights MRA)... ^ HorrisCounty TEXAS rosubmittion nomination by person or ioeal govornmont own«r objoction appoai Substantive Rovlow:.^samplo roquest Worlcing N4. MAY Fod. Rofl. Daio: ^~7-y^ Date limt%'a79/73 ~ c /13 J Action: fi^-accept^/'^^/'^^ f ^ f * RETU R N»* ' = ^-ff-f." REJECT Fodoral Agoncy: appesi.nr decision Rovlowor's commonta: Rocom./Criteria Rovlowor Discipline Date continuation shoot Nomination returned for:.tochnicai corrections citod bolow.substantive reasons discussod bolow 1. Name 2. Location 3. Clasaiffication 4. Owner off Property 5. Location off Lagai Peacription 6. Bepresentation in Exiating Surveys 7. Peacription summary psrsgrsph complatanass clarity altarations/intagrity dataa

8. Signifficance summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance

5 8. Signifficance summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. I^ajor Bibliographical References 10. Oeographical Pata UMTI nft* Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Offfficer Certiffication T^a avoiu#md aigomcof^oo o^ rf^tt proooty wtoyafi ths acsm w 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed Date_ Phone: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet

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

BLOCK QUAD LOT DATE:_. PERIOD: ownf.r J u l i a Countryman THEME:

BLOCK QUAD LOT DATE:_. PERIOD: ownf.r J u l i a Countryman THEME: COUNTY CITY BLOCK QUAD NAMP. C o u n t r y m a n H o u s e AnnBFss402 E. 9t.h 23-24 LOT _ rnnntvharris CITY: H O t i S t P n UTM: ARCHITECT/BUILDER:. DATE:_ 1907-08 PERIOD: ownf.r J u l i a Countryman