{"nrhp_refnum":"12000351","name":"Mellinger, Marguerite Meachum & John S., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3452 Del Monte Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.75293967700003,"lon":-95.43313847299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-06-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-framed, partly brick-veneer Colonial Revival single-family house at 3452 Del Monte Drive in the Country Club Estates section of River Oaks, Houston, Texas, built in 1931 on a one-acre double lot with a 1941 landscape and a garden house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding example of the interwar eclectic suburban country house and a masterful work by architect John F. Staub, with high artistic values in its design and craftsmanship. It integrates architecture, landscape architecture and interior design in the Colonial Revival style favored by Houston's elite in the 1920s and 1930s. It meets Criterion C in architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1931 in the Country Club Estates section of River Oaks, this two-story Colonial Revival house at 3452 Del Monte Drive sits deep on a one-acre double lot in Houston. Architect John F. Staub designed it with a formal, symmetrical brick front and a more picturesque, shingled rear and east wing, drawing on eighteenth-century New England models for its carved entrance portals. A.A. Bertelsen built it. In 1941 landscape architect Ruth London, the first to establish a permanent practice in Houston, laid out a pastoral lawn, a formal garden room and a cutting garden. A garden house with greenhouse and original gates also survive. A 1982 wing, based on Staub's own later plans, is the main change. The property was listed for architecture because it shows the interwar suburban country house type and the skill of its architect, with house, grounds and interiors designed as a consistent whole.","period_of_significance":"1931, 1941","architect_builder":"Staub, John F. (architect) / London, Ruth (landscape architect); Bertelsen, A.A. (builder)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, with one major alteration (a 1982 addition based on the original architect's plans); still used as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.393494-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/9722/40972272/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/12000351.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972272","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002724"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/mellinger-marguerite-meachum-and-john-s-house-12000351/"}