{"nrhp_refnum":"00000751","name":"Link-Lee House","other_names":["John Wiley Link and Thomas P. Lee House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3800 Montrose","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.73813712100008,"lon":-95.39153777399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-09-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Neo-Classical Revival house at 3800 Montrose in Houston, Texas, built in 1912 for developer John W. Link and designed by Sanguinet and Staats, with a two-story carriage house and pergola walkway on the same block.","why_significant":"The house was the showplace of the Montrose Addition, Houston's largest restricted planned subdivision, and helped promote the image of gracious living there, supporting significance under Criterion A in community planning and development. It is also an exceptional example of Neo-Classical Revival design with terra cotta and stone detailing and art glass, designed by the noted firm Sanguinet and Staats, supporting Criterion C.","narrative":"Occupying an entire city block at Montrose Boulevard and West Alabama Avenue in Houston, this three-story house was completed in 1912 for John Wiley Link, who developed the surrounding Montrose Addition. Sanguinet and Staats, a prominent Texas architectural firm, designed it in the Neo-Classical Revival style. Its reinforced concrete walls are faced in buff brick and trimmed with terra cotta, limestone and colored tile, and eight colossal columns support a monumental two-story portico. Arts and Crafts touches include fine woodwork, built-in cabinets and art glass. A carriage house and pergola walkway complete the historic property. The house served as an advertisement for the new subdivision, one of Houston's earliest large planned neighborhoods with deed restrictions, paved boulevards and streetcar service. Alfred Finn altered it in 1922. The Diocese of Galveston bought it in 1947 for what became the University of St. Thomas, which later made it an administration building. Its design and its role in the Montrose Addition are the grounds for its listing.","period_of_significance":"1912-1950","architect_builder":"Sanguinet and Staats (1912); Alfred Finn (1922 addition)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as the administrative building of a university (University of St. Thomas); interior finishes have been altered but the room layout remains relatively unaltered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.81232-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/90/9723/40972390/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/00000751.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000751/a8d3ba4e41-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000751/a8d3ba4e41-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Link-Lee_House_(HDR).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Link-Lee_House_(HDR).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972390","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link%E2%80%93Lee_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6554453"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/link-lee-house-00000751/"}