{"nrhp_refnum":"80004129","name":"Courtlandt Place Historic District","other_names":["See Also:79002953","79002955","79002956","79002958","79002959","790029"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"2--25 Courtlandt Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.742706537000032,"lon":-95.38327309386756,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-block, tree-lined, divided boulevard in Houston, Harris County, Texas, established in 1906 as an exclusive residential subdivision. It holds 18 early 20th century houses built between 1911 and 1937, plus one 1977-78 house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the street keeps its early 20th century character, with excellent examples of period architectural styles designed by well-known architects. It is one of the few intact old Houston subdivisions, and its deed restrictions have been enforced continuously, making it the oldest Houston subdivision with restrictions still in force. It was also home to prominent Houston business and civic leaders.","narrative":"Courtlandt Place is a single boulevard in Houston, laid out in 1906 as an exclusive residential neighborhood. Eighteen houses were built along its tree-lined, divided street between 1911 and 1937, and they show Neo-Classical, Mediterranean, Tudor, Georgian and Colonial Revival designs, along with Prairie and Cotswold influences. Architects included Sanguinet & Staats, Alfred Finn, Birdsall Briscoe and John Staub. A single house from 1977-78 was added and was judged compatible with the older buildings. The district matters for its architecture and for its unusual continuity. Six restrictive covenants, set in perpetuity and enforced by the Courtlandt Association, barred commercial buildings and set minimum standards for houses, setbacks, fences and hedges. This kept the street residential while nearby areas filled with businesses. It makes Courtlandt Place the oldest Houston subdivision with its deed restrictions still in force. Early residents included lumbermen, lawyers, bankers, cotton brokers and oil executives, among them members of the Carter, Cleveland and Autry families.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Sanguinet & Staats; Sanguinet, Staats & Barnes; Sanguinet, Staats & Gottlieb; Alfred Finn; Birdsall P. Briscoe; Warren & Wetmore; John Staub; Carlos B. Schoeppl; Olle J. Lorehn","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival, Mediterranean Revival, Tudor Revival, Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival, Prairie Style, Cotswold","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition marked excellent and altered; occupied, in private residential use. The 1969 freeway extension destroyed the original east entrance, which was re-landscaped in 1974 using salvaged stones and fencing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.610188-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/0/9724/40972400/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/80004129.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004129/63c8f64fe5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004129/63c8f64fe5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"i_am_jim","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_L_Autry_House_on_Courtlandt_Place_in_Houston,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">i_am_jim</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_L_Autry_House_on_Courtlandt_Place_in_Houston,_Texas.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"94000859","name":"Westmoreland Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/westmoreland-historic-district-94000859/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972400","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtlandt_Place,_Houston","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43082958"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/courtlandt-place-historic-district-80004129/"}