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 STYLE:. 407 F. Qt-.l-i Hou.qtnn^ THEME: 770QB DESCRIPTION:Raised c o t t a g e, framc?^ l - s t o r y, p i t c h r o o f w i t h p r o i e c l - i n a gable end bay (window i n g a b l e ), a t t a c h e d p o r c h s u p p o r t e d by n n r i r colnmn.s, square b a l u s t e r s, s i n g l e f r o n t door w i t h transom, windows 1/1, l a t t i c e and b r i c k p i e r s under house. BUILDING MATERIAL: wall: PHYSICAL ronnition- g o o d - s i g n i f i c a n t ALTERATIONS: roof:. SITE: original.or movccl.date. sir.nificanrf-excellent example o f w e l l - k e p t t y p e o f r a i s e d c o t t a g e i n H e i g h t s. The r a i s e d c o t t a g e was n o t p a r t i c u l a r l y common t o t h e neighborhood. The house was b u i l t f o r Ran.qnm V i c k ^ b u t has been o c c u p i e d by t h e Countryman AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE: LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER: ORIGINAL IISF- r p. q j rip>nf-»:> PRESENT USE: T - P ^ i ripnr^ta RELATIONSHIP TO s i i R R O T i N n i N r. s - c h a i n - l i n k f e n c e a r o u n d w e l l - k e p t ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: : BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA: SEE INFO/CORRESPONDENCE FILES:. RECORDED BY: KLL DATE:_ 4/30/80 INFORMANT:PHOTO DATA: ( COnt ) corner l-35mm (rev. 6-79) lot with ( COnt )
MPS Form 10-900-«(M2) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 Continuation sheet Item number 4, 7, 8, 10 Page 51 Site No. 51 NAME Countryman House COUNTY Harris BLOCK 250 ADDRESS 402 Ea^9th CITY_ Houston "LOT 23-24 UTM ~ Zone 15 E 268.600 N 3.297.420 ARCHITECT/BUILDER unknown DATE_1907-08 PERIOD 1900 Olv'NER Julia Countryman STYLE_ Queen Anne influence 402 East 9th, Houston. Texas 77007 THEME" DESCRIPTION One-story raised frame cottage; pitched roof with projecting front gable end bay (window in gable); attached porch supported by Doric columns, square balusters, single front door with transom; windows with one-over-one lights; extremely high brick piers under house with latticework between. Building material: wall frame/clapboard roof composition Physical condition good-significant site original X or moved date Alterations metal window frames SIGNIFICANCE Fine example of well-kept raised cottages of the Heights. The raised cottage is not particularly common in the neighborhood. The house was built for Ransom Vick, but has been occupied by the Countryman family since about 1915. Area of significance^ architecture Level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAERniEST HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE residence PRESENT USE_ residence RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS Chain-link fence around well-kept corner lot with large trees; residential neighborhood. ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION less than one acre BIBLIOGRAPHY RECORDED BY K. L. London INFORMANT DATE April 30. 1980 PHOTO DATA i - 35 mm.. Tex. Hist. Commission
NPS Fom 10.900.1 OMB No. 1024-0018 r^szi Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places inventory Nomination Form For HPS use only date entered Ckxitinuatlon sheet Item numtier Page Multiple Resource Area. Thematic Group dnr-ll Name State Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area Texas Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature 1. All Saints Roman Catholic Chijf^<^j.^y-^; U "j^eepev 0^-*'^'^''*-'-^^'-/^^*^^ ^A^- National R««ieter 2. Allbach House Bubstantive Kev.ow Keeper.A.ccf<frCxc'^-^:^A/^/i^ 1^ 3. Banta House lotap^d In tko f^eepev.^^tj^^^^^^^-w^^^y^^ d A ^A National Register ' ^^^^^ ^ ' 4. Borgstrom House Stlo^^e^ter -^eper (yjum^^u^^v^-j^ ^A*'^/^' 5. Building at 430 Harvard Street Hational R«c*«t«r eeper 6. Burge House Entered in tlie A'K^eper.Or^A--L.-<_^/^y<.^ ^A National ReglBtef 7. Burnett House UUh/OWNER OBJECTION 8. Cole, Judge Robert L., House ' Qt/O-AAA. CBJECTIQN ' DeterroTneJ TnTp'^^T, 9. Coop, Dr. B. F., House f/^^^^^'seg^rter. deeper,<7(lul^^fi^y<^ ^A'^/^'^ 10. Countryman House Entered In the ^eeper "V^J Hational Register
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES fvaujatlon / RETURN SHE UMM ttatm NatieiMl Part SenriM Cocntrynnan House (Houston Heights MRA) Harris.County TEXAS ^ ^, MAY 9 1983 Working No. Date Qua- ^/f/h^ - c-/^?// Action: Z^ACCEPT^^^^^ resubmission Entered in the RETURN nomination by person or local govsrnmsnt Rational Re«iBter ^ REJECT owner objection Federel Agency: appsal Substantivs Rsvisw: _sempls..request h_ eppssl ^^NR decision Reviewer's commsnts: Recom. /Criteria Reviewer Oiscipiins Date. coetinustion shset Nomination returned for: technicsl corrsctions citsd below _substantive ressons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Pepresentation in Existing Surveys 7. Description summsry psrsgrsph compietsness cisrity sitsrstions/intsgrity dstes
8. Significance summery psrsgrsph completeness cisrity Sppiicabie criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibiiograpiiical References 10. Oeographical Data UMTI 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed Date Phone: 202 272-3504 Comments for any Item msy bs continued on sn sttsched sheet
Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000847