{"nrhp_refnum":"83004427","name":"Banta House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"119 E. 20th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.803704620000076,"lon":-95.39733701899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A square, two-story brick-over-concrete house at 119 East 20th Street in Houston Heights, Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1918 and designed by J. E. Banta.","why_significant":"The form describes the house as quite unusual and unique in design and materials for its period. Banta designed it to be fireproof but included fine wood detailing inside. It is rated locally significant under architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1918 at 119 East 20th Street in Houston Heights, this square, two-story house was designed by J. E. Banta. It has brick walls over concrete, a hip roof, and a concrete porch and gallery wrapping all four sides, though the rear section has since been enclosed. Battered half-columns rest on square stone piers. Windows are two-over-two on the sides and one-over-one in front, and the single front door has a transom and sidelights. Inside are parquet floors and detailed woodwork. The design is described as quite unusual for its period in both form and materials. Banta intended it to be a fireproof house, yet he included fine wood detailing within. He also ran a candy factory in a frame building next door to the west. The house stands on a corner lot on a busy street, with a chain-link fence and several large trees. It was originally a residence and now serves as an office building. It is considered locally significant for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":"J. E. Banta, designer","architectural_style":"Bungaloid influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as excellent; the site is original. The rear porch and gallery have been enclosed. Present use is an office building.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.21532-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/9692/40969228/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004427.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004427/86692572d3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004427/86692572d3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Niven mcgrath","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banta_House,_Houston,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Niven mcgrath</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:Banta_House,_Houston,_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969228","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banta_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4857172"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/banta-house-83004427/"}