{"nrhp_refnum":"79002958","name":"Cleveland, A. S., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8 Courtlandt Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.74388435700007,"lon":-95.38299083399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story stuccoed wood frame house at 8 Courtlandt Place in Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1911 on an exclusive tree-lined boulevard of 18 residences.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a good Houston example of early 20th century eclectic styles, reflecting the elegance common along Courtlandt Place, one of the city's earliest exclusive subdivisions. It was the third house built there and is linked to A. S. Cleveland, a business and civic leader. It was designed by Sanguinet & Staats with Alfred Finn as supervising architect.","narrative":"Built in 1911 at 8 Courtlandt Place in Houston, this two-and-a-half story stuccoed wood frame house sits on a tree-lined, divided boulevard established as an exclusive neighborhood in 1906. Sanguinet & Staats designed it, with Alfred Finn as supervising architect. Its square form, symmetrical three-bay facade and columned entrance portico recall Colonial Revival design, while the wide modillioned eaves recall the Italian Villa style. A green tiled hipped roof with hipped dormers crowns the building. Inside are oak panelling and parquet floors with mahogany borders. The house was the third built on Courtlandt Place, following two earlier houses by the same firm. It is tied to A. S. Cleveland, a Houston wholesale grocer and cotton dealer who served on the school board from 1905 to 1923, led the Chamber of Commerce in 1910 and served as a university trustee. His family lived here from 1911 to 1950. Neighborhood covenants help preserve the street's early character.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Sanguinet & Staats with Alfred Finn","architectural_style":"Eclectic, recalling Colonial Revival and Italian Villa styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in excellent condition and unaltered; used as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.586511-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/74/9722/40972274/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/79002958.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"80004129","name":"Courtlandt Place Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/courtlandt-place-historic-district-80004129/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972274","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000990"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/cleveland-a-s-house-79002958/"}